Minor boy 'tortured'
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 27 2015 :
A nine-year-old boy, a resident of a boarding was allegedly beaten up, tortured and bundled inside a gunny bag by the warden.
The incident came to light after the boy, who is a student of a school nearby, ran out of the boarding on Friday.
The boarding is run by one Haobijam Surajbala (40), wife of H Joy at her own residence at Iroishemba near Zoological Garden.
She had allegedly beaten up the boy in connection with loss of some money from a piggy bank.
Talking to media persons at the office of Democratic Students' Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) on Friday, Assistant General Secretary of DESAM Aheibam Anand said that Surjabala, who also claims to be the administrator of the school where the boy was studying, physically assaulted the boy by pouring water since Thursday morning.
Her two minor sons, aged 11 and 13 also joined the mother in thrashing the boarder, alleged DESAM.
Warden Sarjubala is said to have admitted that she beat up the boy in connection with the loss of some money from a piggy bank.
The boy had admitted that he stole Rs.300 but the actual amount was around Rs.800.He was only made to stay inside a gunny bag with warm blankets all around, she explained.
Considering the brutality meted out to the young boy, DESAM Assistant General Secretary said the boarding will be closed down indefinitely and a case would be filed with State Commission for Protection of Child Rights to take strict action against the accused.