14-year-old boy sodomised in UP

Muzaffarnagar: A 14-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by a dhaba owner at a village here, police said today.

The boy and his friends had gone to Haridwar during the Kanwar yatra. On their way back, they took up work at the dhaba as they had run out of money, Circle Officer Rizwan Ahmad said.

The incident took place yesterday, following which the boy lodged a complaint. The man has been arrested,the officer



said 

The accused had also threatened the victim with dire consequences if he reported the matter, the SHO said. 

According to the medical report, the boy was sodomised, the officer said.

The man was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 377 (unnatural offences) and 506 (criminal intimidation), and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.