Madhya Pradesh: Boys' hands dipped in boiling oil

Bhopal: A man in a Madhya Pradesh town allegedly forced five minor boys to dip their hands in boiling oil suspecting them of stealing his son’s cell phone, police said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred in the district headquarters town of Ratlam on late on Monday evening. According to the police, the accused, identified as Chhagan, rushed to his house after being informed by his son of the latter’s missing mobile phone.

His son suspected that one of his friends might have stolen it. Chhaggan then asked the boys who were playing with his son in his house to dip their hands in the boiling oil to prove their innocence.

The terrified boys put their hands in the boiling oil and suffered burn injuries. Their parents later marched to Chhaggan’s house after coming to know of the incident. However, the accused had fled the spot by then.

“We have registered a case against the accused. He was absconding now,” the investigation officer said.