The police gave a strict warning to the stepmother not to repeat such behavior again. (typical)
Eluru:
A frivolous police complaint by a minor boy in Andhra Pradesh against his stepmother for not giving him a white shirt to wear at his friend’s birthday party has exposed the serious abuse the boy faced, and the police prompted to register the case. Woman’s warning.
The 11-year-old boy, who studies in Class V in a government school and lives in Kothapeta area of Eluru town in the district of the same name, dressed up for his friend’s birthday party at 11 am on Sunday and wore a white outfit. was planning. shirt.
A police officer said that he asked his stepmother Lakshmi (38) to give him the shirt which was ready and pressed. However, Lakshmi refused to give it to him.
Angered by the denial, the determined boy approached the Eluru city police half-naked with only a towel wrapped around his waist and lodged a complaint against him, a police officer told PTI on Monday.
Amazed by the boy’s complaint and courage, the police probed his family details to know more that he was living with his father Mallikarjuna Rao (40), who earns a living by working as a labourer, With his second wife while the boy’s biological mother had died earlier.
The police called Lakshmi and ensured that she gave him the shirt but further interrogation revealed that she had previously ill-treated the boy, including burning him with a hot rod.
According to the police, the stepmother had earlier beaten the boy so badly that he had to be hospitalized and Lakshmi had also treated him for burns on his feet.
Keeping this history of child cruelty in mind, the police sternly warned Lakshmi not to repeat such behavior and also took a written undertaking from her that she would not harm the boy again.
The police administered an oath to Lakshmi in the presence of the elders of the house that she would not behave like this with the boy. This may keep the boy safe from harm in the future.
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