Betul (Madhya Pradesh): A 13-year-old boy was thrashed and electrocuted on suspicion of a mobile theft in a remote village of Madhya Pradesh's Betul district on Tuesday .
According to reports, the events started when a group of people were seen gambling on Sunday in Chindi Maithani area of Betul district , following which locals informed the police.
When the cops reached there, the gamblers reportedly fled from the spot in order to escape the arrest.
As their mobile phones were left behind, alleged gamblers- Roop Singh Raghuvanshi and Kailash Singh Raghuvanshi came back to search for their phone in the field , where they left it.
As the duo was unable to find the phone, they started interrogating Shyam, who was playing in the field, after they raised suspicion of theft on him.
The minor boy constantly maintained that he was playing in the field and had no information regarding their mobile phone but they were not convinced with the explanation.
Following this, they allegedly took the boy to a sugarcane fence nearby and began thrashing him with sticks. The ordeal did not stop there, the accused then reportedly, electrocuted and tortured the victim for nine hours.
Medical reports have also confirmed the physical torture.
Police have registered a case against the accused and further investigation into the matter is underway.
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