Minors forced to give 'hot oil test' to prove innocence in mobile theft in MP's Ratlam

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Indore: In a shocking incident in Madhya pradesh, five boys were allegedly forced by a man to take an 'innocence test' by dipping their hands in a cauldron of boiling oil to prove they had not stolen his son's mobile phone in Ratlam district.

The boys, all in the age group between 8 years and 15 years, were tricked by one Chhagan Lal Variawh, who asked them to undergo a 'truth test' by dipping their hands in hot oil and said 'the one who had stolen will only get burns whereas others will come out unharmed'.

After Varia’s son lost his mobile phone,he suspected it to be the handiwork of one of the five boys.

Chaggan summoned Bablu, 15, Dashrath, 12, Sonu, 9, Hemraj, 13 and Sandeep, 8, and questioned them about the loss of mobile phone.

"Five teenage boys received injuries after being forced to dip their hands in hot oil to prove their innocence in a case related to a missing mobile phone. We have nabbed the accused,” Raoti police station in-charge Ram Singh Rathor told media.

"We have arrested the accused after registering a case against him," he added.