UP: Drug peddlers thrash minor, forced to drink acid

Three drug peddlers allegedly thrashed a minor and poured acid in his mouth after he refused to bring cannabis in Lucknow. Police have arrested the main accused and have formed a team to nab the remaining two accused.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh):A 12-year-old boy was allegedly thrashed by three men and was forced to drink acid after he refused to bring cannabis for them in Fazullaganj area of Lucknow on Wednesday.

According to police, the boy who went out reached home at around 3 pm and was screaming with pain. Seeing his condition, family members rushed him to a hospital in Balarampur.

Narrating the incident, the mother of the victim said, "My son went to his grandmother's place. When he was playing, three men caught him and asked him to bring cannabis for him. When my son refused to bring, they thrashed him and forced him to drink acid."

Police Circle Officer Aliganj, Swatantra Dev Singh said that they have arrested the main accused in the matter and formed teams to nab remaining two accused.

"The acid didn't go down his food pipe but there are burn injuries in his mouth," the police added.