An 25-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly assaulting a minor boy in a field at village Chhaparbaar under Meral police station, on Friday.
According to Headquarter DSP Ramsamad, a 9-year-old Antosh (name changed) was coming from a village with accused Anuj Kumar after celebrating Holi when they reached at a isolated place, a youth forcibly raped him in a field. The accused also assaulted the victim.
In the connection, father of the victim Prasad Ram has lodged an FIR with the Meral police station. Police arrested the accused Anuj and send him to judicial custody.