By Express News Service
KOCHI: A bunch of youngsters brutally thrashed a 17-year-old boy allegedly for informing their mother and father about their drug abuse at Kalamassery close to right here.
The sufferer, a resident of Glass Factory Colony in Kalamassery, sustained extreme accidents and was admitted to the Ernakulam Government Medical College Hospital. Four youths, all of them minors, have been taken into custody and booked below related sections of the Juvenile Justice Act, mentioned police.
The incident got here to mild after the video of the assault went viral on social media on Saturday. In the video, 4 youngsters are seen punching and beating up the boy regardless of his repeated pleas for mercy. The assailants additionally pressured him to bop.
Police mentioned the boy was not capable of stand or stroll, although he was discharged from the hospital. The video captured by one of many accused was later faraway from social media.
“The victim and four accused are minors and a case has been booked under relevant sections of the JJ Act. The accused were sent along with their parents after recording their arrest,” mentioned an officer with Kalamassery police station.
