Overview

• A viral video shows the nine-year-old being held by his belt, slapped, doused with water and liquid soap and subjected to verbal abuse in Sarojini Nagar market.
• The victim is a Nepalese class three student whose mother works as a cook in the market and who had reportedly begged for scraps or small change.
• Delhi Police arrested stall owner Pankaj and his assistants Pradeep Kumar and Vishal after the footage circulated on social media.
• Authorities charged the suspects with causing hurt, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation under the BNS code, along with offences under the Juvenile Justice and POCSO acts.
• Investigators will present the boy before a Child Welfare Committee as they continue gathering evidence and witness statements.