Kamal Ghorui
BASTI: An 11-year-old boy was allegedly thrown into a burning tandoor (clay oven) for eating rasgullas during a wedding ceremony, police said on Friday.Police said the severely burnt child was referred to Lucknow Medical College, where his condition is currently stated to be stable.The incident occurred on the night of April 15 during a wedding function in Malauli Gosai village under the Chhawani police station area in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti district.Police sources said the victim, Chaman alias Amar, a resident of Durjanpur village in Gonda, was staying at his maternal grandparents’ house in Baghanala, Basti.He had accompanied his maternal grandmother to attend a relative’s wedding.It is alleged that the catering contractor, angered by the child repeatedly taking “rasgullas” from the food counter, first threatened him and then picked him up and placed him onto the burning tandoor.In the ensuing struggle, the child lost his balance and fell into the tandoor. Hearing his screams, family members rushed to pull him out; however, by then he had sustained severe burns from his face to his waist.He was initially taken to Ayodhya Medical College for treatment.Acting on a written complaint filed by the child’s maternal uncle, Devideen Nishad, police registered a case on Thursday against unidentified persons under Section 109(1) (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).The accused is currently absconding, and police are conducting raids to trace and arrest him.Circle officer (CO) Harraiya, Swanima Singh, confirmed the incident.(With agency inputs)
