Punjab State Commission for Protection of Child Rights takes suo motu cognisance of ‘stripping and assault’ on minors in Zirakpur

Meanwhile, Zirakpur police said that they arrested one of the accused, identified as Ajay, while efforts were underway to nab the remaining suspects.

On October 20, five minor labourers from Bhudda Sahib village were allegedly stripped naked and beaten by a group of shopkeepers, accusing them of “theft”, on the VIP road. A video of the assault went viral on social media.

The minors, however, denied the allegations, claiming they were innocent, daily-waged labourers who came to the area for work. The boys alleged that, apart from the physical assault, they were forcibly fed chillies and denied water when they pleaded.

According to the victims, around 9-10 men from Block-B and VIP Road suddenly attacked them without any explanation when they were working. “We were beaten, abused, stripped and even threatened with death,” they alleged.

Police reached the spot, provided medical aid to the injured minors, and registered a case based on their complaint.

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