A minor Dalit boy was forced to dance naked and filmed in Rajasthan after he was caught stealing a wire from an event in Kota, police said today, Saturday, September 14.
In a viral video showing the boy was forced to dance with a smile on a song with four to five men sitting around.
Police encouraged the family of the victim to file a complaint after the video came to the attention of the police, stated a report by PTI.
According to the complaint filed by the victim's father, his son was attending a comedy event in the night on Friday night, September 13, when around four to five men accosted his son between 1 am and 4 am. They accused him of stealing a wire and assaulted him.
The complainant further claimed that the accused had his kid dance while he was nude. Police added that they also recorded the incident.
According to them, a FIR was filed in response to the complaint under the relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO), the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Six persons were taken into custody in this case, including a father and son, police said.
The accused were identified as Kshitij Gurjar (24) alias Bittu, Ashish Upadhyay alias Vikku (52), his son Yayati Upadhyay (24) alias Gungun, Gourav Soni (21), Sandeep Singh (30) alias Rahul Bannasha, and Sumit Kumar Sain (25), they added.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Manish Sharma, the police suspected the victim of stealing wire from their music system during the initial investigation, which revealed that the six accused were employed by a music company.
Sharma said that the suspects were presented in court, stated the PTI report.
