Mentally challenged boy sodomised

The Harike police arrested a man on the charge of sodomising a minor mentally retarded boy. The police said the accused has been identified as Sagar. Police officials said that the incident occurred on October 31, adding that the victim had gone to the market and the accused took him to some undisclosed destination and committed the crime.

The boy was released by the accused after committing the crime. He informed his parents about the incident.

Police official said that the victim is a student of fifth standard and is being treated at Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar. The accused has been booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and arrested by the police.