Nasik woman burns private parts of her step-son, held

New Delhi, June 10

In a shocking incident of assault, a maternal aunt cum step mother burnt a 10-year-old, physically challenged boy's private parts.

The incident took place in Nasik where the police arrested the 35-year-old woman.

The boy, who suffered 20% burns in the lower abdomen and private parts, is being treated at the Nashik civil hospital and his condition is said to be stable.

According to police, the physically challenged boy was playing with his one-and-a-half-years-old stepbrother on the bed. While playing, the toddler fell off the bed after he was pushed by the older boy. This angered the woman who then started beating the specially-abled boy.

The report further said the accused woman later heated up a household steel chapati flipper on the stove and burned the private part of the boy.

The boy was crying in pain and his screams alerted the neighbours. A relative of the family, who lives in the neighbourhood, then called the boy’s father. The man came back to home from work and rushed his son to the hospital.

The police added that the child's father had divorced his wife and married the boy's maternal aunt four years ago.

The police have booked the accused woman under sections 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the Indian Penal Code and other sections of the Juvenile Justice Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences.