7-year-old boy sodomised, set on fire in Thane district of Maharashtra

The accused took the boy to an isolated place and sodomised him, and when he resisted, they set him on fire, the officer said.

The boy, who suffered 30 per cent burn injuries, somehow managed to escape, Sasthe said.

A case has been registered under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 377 (sodomy) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

The boy is being treated at the Thane Civil hospital. Efforts are on to identify and nab the accused, the inspector said.