Five boys paraded naked for allegedly stealing chocolate; Shopkeeper, two others arrested
Patna: A shocking incident has come to light from Bihar’s Samastipur district, where five minor boys were stripped, tied together with a single rope, and paraded naked through a crowded market for allegedly stealing a chocolate. The inhumane act was reportedly carried out by a shopkeeper in the Mallahi locality of Sitamarhi village.
The boys were also beaten with slippers and forced to walk through the market while villagers watched and mocked them.
According to reports, the shopkeeper coerced the boys, on camera, to state their names and their fathers’ names. One boy was reportedly forced to look into the camera while his head was pushed down.
In the viral video, the shopkeeper can be seen holding a stick and accusing the children of stealing from his store. “I just took a Snickers,” one of the boys can be heard saying. Despite the market being crowded, no one intervened to stop the abuse; instead, many were seen filming the incident.
After the video went viral, local police registered a case and arrested the shopkeeper along with two others. Sitamarhi police have also stated that action will be taken against those who filmed and circulated the video.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
