Overview

• The boy’s father, an agricultural labourer with no fixed income, sent him to Rajkot two years ago on a promise of ₹3,500 a month.
• Family members report he endured daily beatings for refusing food at the jewellery shop, leading to widespread bruises and trauma.
• Medical staff at Kalna’s government hospital documented multiple injuries and diagnosed severe anaemia when he was admitted.
• Kalna police have registered an FIR and opened an investigation into the family’s torture allegations.
• The Trinamool Congress has accused the BJP-led Gujarat government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of condoning the inhumane treatment.