Kochi/Idukki: In a gruesome incident, a nine-year-old boy has been subjected to torture by his alleged ‘drug addict’ parents at Adimali in Idduki district.
The boy, suspected to have suffered more than a week-long torture at the hands of his father and mother, was rescued by some locals two days ago. He is now undergoing treatment at the Kalamassery Medical College Hospital near Kochi.
Doctors at the hospital on Thursday said the condition of the boy, admitted to the burns intensive care unit on Tuesday, was stable. “He has suffered bruises all over his body. But he is stable now,” a doctor treating the boy said. Police said they have booked the parents under relevant sections of Juvenile Justice Act and 326(b) of IPC, which lays down the punishment for attempted act of afflicting burn injuries. While the father of the boy was already in judicial custody in connection with another case, the mother would be arrested soon, police said.
