5-year-old boy allegedly sodomised by a youth in Nirala Nagar village

A 5-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by a youth at Nirala Nagar village under new mandi police station in the district, police said on Sunday.

The incident took place on Saturday when the boy was playing outside his house, following which the accused, identified as Gaurav took the boy to the nearby fields and allegedly sodomised him, they said.

The injured boy was rushed to the hospital in serious condition, police said, adding the accused has been arrested in this connection.