Shopkeeper arrested in Karnataka for 'assaulting' two minors with pipe over snack payment dispute
A video of the incident wherein the two boys were seen beaten up by the shopkeeper with a pipe has gone viral on social media platforms.
A shopkeeper in Karnataka's Vijayapura district has been arrested for allegedly assaulting two minor boys with a pipe after a dispute over payment for snacks. The incident took place on August 28 at a grocery store in Malaghan village, Almel taluk. One of the boys' fathers filed a complaint against the shopkeeper, alleging that his 11-year-old son and 14-year-old friend had attempted to buy multiple items with a single payment.
According to the complaint, the shop owner objected to this and abused the boys before Ashok Manohar Pattar, the shopkeeper, picked up a pipe and assaulted both minors on their legs, thighs, and backs despite their pleas to stop. The boys ran out of the shop and informed their families, who took them to the Government Hospital in Sindagi for treatment.
The FIR stated that Ashok also threatened the boys with dire consequences if they returned to his shop. As a result, a case was registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the accused has been arrested.
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