Varanasi, June 15: When 11-year-old Jyoti went to her relative’s house, she would have hardly thought about the nightmare of getting her hands burned in boiling oil as punishment for a mistake she hasn’t done.
Police are on the look out for Rustam of Kerakatpur village in the district on the charge of burning his cousin’s hands in boiling oil on Sunday. A case has been registered against him and his father.
Police said he did the cruel act on suspicion that she had stolen Rs 110 from his pocket.
Jyoti had gone to Rustam’s house on Sunday night to watch TV. He found Rs 110 missing from his pocket and questioned her. When she denied, he said if she really had not stolen the money, her hands would not burn in boiling oil and forcefully dipped her hands in a pan of hot oil.
Hearing the cries of the young girl, neighbours came to her rescue but Rustam escaped. Jyoti was rushed to a hospital with severe burn injuries.
–Agencies