Dalit boy thrashed for molesting girl in Rajasthan

Jaipur, June 5 (IANS) Four persons have been arrested for thrashing a minor Dalit boy in the Pali district of Rajasthan on Saturday. The incident came to light after a video of the boy being thrashed went viral on the internet.Raas Police Station SHO Prem Prakash told IANS the video was made on Saturday, after the boy was caught molesting a minor girl in a temple premises.While the girl was sent home, the boy was beaten up by villagers. While the girl's family lodged a complaint the same day, the villagers too lodged a case on Tuesday.The SHO said a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) had been registered against the boy and he had been sent to a juvenile protection home.The police is hunting for four others for assaulting the boy.Stating that none of the assaulters are BJP workers, Prakash said, "One of them had a saffron stole, but he has no connection with the BJP."
--IANS arc/rtp/pcj