UP boy with 12 fingers, 12 toes faces threat to life, claims family

Circle Officer of Barabanki Umashankar Singh said that he will help with the education expenses of the boy.

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Lucknow: A boy with 12 fingers and 12 toes in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki is facing a threat to his life by his relatives. According to the boy's parents, their relatives are trying to kill the boy after a 'tantrik' said that sacrificing a child with disorder will make them rich.

Barabanki: Parents of a boy with 12 fingers & 12 toes claim that relatives are trying to kill their son after a 'tantrik' said that sacrificing a child with a disorder will make them wealthy. Father says, 'we've stopped sending him to school. We have sought help from police also' pic.twitter.com/MyltHK9vej

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"We have stopped sending him to school. We have sought help from the police also," news agency ANI quoted his father as saying.

Circle Officer of Barabanki Umashankar Singh said that a complaint has been lodged by the boy's family. He further assured that he will help with the education expenses of the boy.

We have received a complaint. I will conduct a fair investigation into it & won't let him stay deprived of education. He is financially weak so his educational expenses will be incurred by me till I am posted here: Circle Officer Umashankar Singh. #Barabanki pic.twitter.com/QNthhIsYKJ

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"I won't let him stay deprived of education. He is financially weak so I will incurr his educational expenses till I am posted here," Singh of Barabanki said.

"We have received a complaint. I will conduct a fair investigation into it," Singh added.