The State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights has sought reports from the Ernakulam Range IG, Ernakulam District Collector, and the District Child Protection Officer about an incident wherein a 16-year-old Dalit orphan boy, who had been taken into police custody in relation with a theft case, was allegedly beaten up by the police.
The commission intervened following a complaint by the Director of Childline, Ernakulam, that the boyhad suffered torture at the hands of the police. The case will be taken up by the commission on June 1.
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