Two people booked for parading minors suspected of theft in Chhatarpur, MP

BHOPAL: Police have registered a case against two persons for allegedly parading three minors after tying them up on suspicion of theft in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district, an official said on Monday.

Earlier on Sunday, police registered a case of theft against the three minors, who were tied together with a rope and paraded in Harpalpur town.

After a video of the incident surfaced on social media and following a complaint from one of the minors, the police on Sunday evening registered a case against Kailash Dwivedi and Dev Parmar along with other unidentified persons , said the official.

The accused have been booked under sections 296 (obscene act) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 115 (2) (causing hurt), 351 (2) (criminal intimidation), 3 (5) (the criminal act is committed by several persons in furtherance of a common intention) and 127 (2) (forcible confinement) and the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, the police said.

Further legal action was underway, they said.

On Sunday morning, the three minors, suspected to be pickpockets and thieves, were tied up and paraded in the Old Galla Mandi area of ​​Harpalpur town in Chhatarpur district.

A video of the miners’ ordeal went viral on social media, after which the police launched an investigation into the incident, an official said earlier.

“On the complaint of one Dharmendra Rajput, a case of theft was registered against the three minors. The viral video showing them being tied up and paraded is also being investigated,” the Harpalpur police station official said on Sunday , Pushpak Sharma.

According to some residents, the area has recently been the scene of pick-pocketing and theft, particularly of cell phones.