Overview

• Nitin, 23, and Rohit, 24, were arrested by Bazar Shukul police on Sunday following allegations they kidnapped and assaulted a 15-year-old boy
• Police say the pair lured the boy onto a motorcycle from his village on the evening of July 18 and transported him to Barsanda and Singhnamau villages
• In Barsanda the boy was beaten, and in Singhnamau a garden was the scene of the alleged sexual assault and forced ingestion of the suspects’ saliva
• Investigating officers have filed charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and are examining evidence as the legal process advances
• The swift action follows the boy’s father reporting the crime and highlights ongoing concerns about child safety in rural Uttar Pradesh