Bhopla, September 12: In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old boy was tied to a tree and beaten up by a Hindu priest of a Jain temple in Indian state Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district. After a video of the boy crying for mercy surfaced on social media and shocked priests violent attitude.
In the viral video, the boy could be seen crying relentlessly and seeking mercy from the priest, who tied him to a tree at the temple premises.
When a man asked the priest to free the child, he was told, “You just mind your own business.”
According to the police, the accused priest has been identified as Rakesh Jain, a resident of Sagar district.
Later, the father of the boy lodged a complaint with the local police station. According to the complaint, the priest and another man tied the child to a tree and beat him up.
“A case has been registered against the accused priest under the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,” a police official said. -IANS