Overview

• On June 5, a video circulated showing five boys in Sitamarhi stripped naked and garlanded with slippers for allegedly stealing chocolates from a local shop.
• The footage captured the shopkeeper using a stick to force the children to state their names on camera as onlookers laughed and filmed.
• Sub-Divisional Police Officer Ramkrishna confirmed that the boys’ faces were smeared with lime powder and some were beaten during the humiliation.
• By June 7, police had taken the shopkeeper, his son and another villager into custody following widespread public outrage.
• Officials said the victims have undergone medical examinations and are now receiving counseling to support their physical and mental well-being.