TNN, Oct 20, 2010, 04.32am IS
BAGNAN: A 15-year-old boy was beaten to death, allegedly by his father and stepmother, inHowrah's Bagnan for spending Rs 200 of his own earnings during the Puja. Both the accused have been arrested, said Howrah additional SP Akhilesh Chaturvedi.
The body of Ghoton Pramanik was found in a bush near the family's house on Tuesday morning. There were injury marks on the back of the head. Police suspect he was beaten to death with a blunt object.
Ghoton worked as a helper at a sweet shop in Bagnan and earned Rs 700 a month. His parents would collect the money from the shop owner. But this month, he took Rs 200 as advance from the shop owner, Pijush Rana, and spent it during the Puja.
On Monday evening, Ghoton's stepmother Prachi went to the shop to collect his salary. She was told that Ghoton had taken Rs 200 as advance. This enraged the woman and she started beating him in the shop. The thrashing stopped following the intervention of some locals.
However, the matter did not end there. When the boy returned home at night, his father and stepmother started beating him up, said neighbours who heard the two accusing the boy of misusing the money and Ghoton crying for help.
In the morning, when locals spotted Ghoton's body in a bush, they suspected that his parents had killed him. They locked the house and informed police about the matter. The villagers claimed before police that the victim's stepmother did not treat him properly. It was further alleged that the boy's elder brother had fled home earlier as he unable to bear Prachi's torture. He is currently working in Delhi.
Ghoton's father, 52-year-old Aloke Pramanik, married Prachi about a decade ago. The couple has a six-year-old daughter. Rana told police that Ghoton would often tell him that he was not given any food and his parents would torture him.
BAGNAN: A 15-year-old boy was beaten to death, allegedly by his father and stepmother, inHowrah's Bagnan for spending Rs 200 of his own earnings during the Puja. Both the accused have been arrested, said Howrah additional SP Akhilesh Chaturvedi.
The body of Ghoton Pramanik was found in a bush near the family's house on Tuesday morning. There were injury marks on the back of the head. Police suspect he was beaten to death with a blunt object.
Ghoton worked as a helper at a sweet shop in Bagnan and earned Rs 700 a month. His parents would collect the money from the shop owner. But this month, he took Rs 200 as advance from the shop owner, Pijush Rana, and spent it during the Puja.
On Monday evening, Ghoton's stepmother Prachi went to the shop to collect his salary. She was told that Ghoton had taken Rs 200 as advance. This enraged the woman and she started beating him in the shop. The thrashing stopped following the intervention of some locals.
However, the matter did not end there. When the boy returned home at night, his father and stepmother started beating him up, said neighbours who heard the two accusing the boy of misusing the money and Ghoton crying for help.
In the morning, when locals spotted Ghoton's body in a bush, they suspected that his parents had killed him. They locked the house and informed police about the matter. The villagers claimed before police that the victim's stepmother did not treat him properly. It was further alleged that the boy's elder brother had fled home earlier as he unable to bear Prachi's torture. He is currently working in Delhi.
Ghoton's father, 52-year-old Aloke Pramanik, married Prachi about a decade ago. The couple has a six-year-old daughter. Rana told police that Ghoton would often tell him that he was not given any food and his parents would torture him.
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