A five-year-old child in Bengal's Sonarpur, Baruipur, was moved to a shelter after injuries of cigarette butts, allegedly inflicted by his maternal aunt and her husband. The child lost his mother when he was just three months old and has been living with his maternal aunt and uncle since then. In fact, he would call them his parents.
The alleged torture came to light when his friends at school noticed the injury marks all over his body. The kids informed their parents who approached the victim's foster parents (aunt and uncle) and questioned them. They then called in the Sonarpur police, who took away the child. The Sonarpur police station was verbally intimated about the matter by the other parents, but no one has filed a written complaint so far. The school hasn't filed any complaint either.
According to police sources, the child was provided initial treatment and then taken to a government shelter home where he will be housed for the time being. The Sonarpur police have started a suo motu investigation into the incident. However, no one has been arrested so far.
Acid Attack On Soon-To-Be Bride In Bengal
Amid the controversy around the RG Kar Medical College doctor's rape and murder, a case of an alleged acid attack on a woman in Bengal has come to the fore. A 22-year-old woman in Howrah's Belur was attacked in her sleep on Wednesday. The miscreant threw acid on her face and inflicted serious injuries on her.
The victim was admitted to Howrah District Hospital. The family of the victim said that she was sleeping by the window with her mother and sister. Around 1 AM, everyone woke up to the girl's screams. According to police sources, about 63% of the young woman's body suffered burns. The family said that the young woman was due to be married soon. The Belur police are investigating the case now.
(With inputs from Ranjit Halder, ABP Ananda.)