A teenage boy was brutally attacked by three individuals (Representative image generated using AI)
So far, three persons have been arrested and two minors apprehended in connection with the October 27 incident. The family claimed that the teenager was attacked despite having repaid the Rs 500 he had borrowed from one of the accused around six months ago. A video, purportedly showing the incident, circulated on social media. It showed one of the accused taking a bottle of petrol from the storage compartment of a scooter and pouring it over the blindfolded teenager, who was wearing a helmet. Another person was seen throwing a matchbox towards an accomplice, who lit a matchstick and threw it at the boy, setting him on fire.
KOLKATA: A teenage boy was allegedly blindfolded, doused in petrol and set ablaze in southern Kolkata, with the accused purportedly recording the attack for a social media reel, police said on Friday.
the victim’s family has alleged that it stemmed from a financial dispute involving a Rs 500 loan While police suspect the assault was recorded for social media.
The victim was stable and undergoing treatment at a hospital for burn injuries to his chest and abdomen, a police officer told reporters.