JAIPUR: A minor boy in Sikar was publicly humiliated by villagers who forced him to dress up as a woman and made him wear bangles.
The alleged incident was shot on a mobile phone by one of the suspects present at the spot.
An FIR was registered at the Patan police station on Tuesday when the family saw the video of the public punishment.
According to the local police, the villagers had accused the boy of trying to elope with a married girl.
They decided to him a lesson by allegedly penalizing him in full public view.
The incident is said to have taken place sometime earlier this month.
As per the complaint, iron chains were put around the boy’s neck before a few villagers allegedly put bangles on his arms.
The boy was later forced to dress up as a woman when villagers handed him over a ghagra.
The police are treating the boy as a minor because his age could not be verified.
He comes from a nomadic family and the police said that they are likely to rely on medical experts to confirm the age.
Additional SP, Ratan Lal said that while an FIR was registered against the suspects involved in publicly humiliating the boy, a complaint was also filed against the boy by the girl’s relatives.
“The girl’s relatives have also filed a complaint against the boy.
We are investigating the matter.
The FIR was quickly registered when the video came to our notice,” he said.
The Patan police said that a few suspects have been detained.
Attempts are being made to identify other unnamed suspects who attended the incident and participated in the crime.
The police have also spoken to the boy’s family members who had filed the complaint.