30 August,2020 04:00 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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In a shocking incident, the Sidhwan Bet Police arrested two men for allegedly sodomising a 13-year-old and videotaping the incident. The alleged incident took place at Ludhiana's Talwandi Kalan village. The two accused have been identified as Jasjot Singh (19), and Deepak Chauhan (32) of the same village.
According to a report in Hindustan Times, the incident came to light after the accused circulated the video of their act on WhatsApp and social networking sites. Rajesh Thakur, station house officer (SHO), said the teen's grandfather lodged the complaint after he came across the video on social media. In his complaint, he also alleged that the accused were blackmailing his grandson.
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Acting on the victim's grandfather's complaint, the police registered a case under Sections 377 (unnatural offences), 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC); Section 67 of the Information and Technology Act and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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