Woman held for torturing boys with chili powder
She thought the minors were abusing her granddaughter
Aligarh: A 55-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly torturing four minor boys by putting chilli powder on their genitals.
The incident took place in the Khair area of the city on Sunday afternoon when the boys, aged six-eight years, were playing with the accused's granddaughter. Suspecting that her granddaughter was being sexually abused by the boys, Munni Devi called them into her house and put chilli powder on them.
As the boys started screaming, neighbours called the police. On medical examination doctors confirmed injuries on the genitalia. The victims later told reporters they had no clue why the woman did so.
Khair Circle Officer Sanjeev Dixit said a case had been registered against the woman under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 342 (wrongful confinement) of the IPC and section 3/4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.