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Pioneer News Service | Dewas
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Three Muslim children were accused of forcing circumcision on a six-year-old child in Dewas district on Friday.</b>
Pappu Kushwah, resident of MG Colony near station road in his complaint to the police alleged that Shahruk (10), Irfan (9) and Gammu (9), all residents of the same locality took his son Ajay (6) to a lonely place and circumcised him with a shaving blade. They slit the sensitive foreskin of his penis, alleged Kushwah who termed it as a conspiracy by their elders to force religious conversion.
Case under Section 324, 323, 294, 506 IPC was registered against three juvenile on them on the basis of his complaint. Though a case was registered in this matter, the police refuted the charge of forced circumcision.
"These children are of a similar age group leaving in the same locality. Just because of the childish curiosity of exploring the difference in the private part, they unzipped each other during play. And while zipping back in hurry the six-year-old might have sustained some injuries" said SP I P Kulshrestra.
The casualty medical officer (CMO) who examined him wanted us to consult a surgeon and we did...he was discharged immediately, the SP added.
Meanwhile on Saturday, members of the Vidhaythi Parishad staged a demonstration at the Kotwali police station seeking action against the accused. They left the station only after they were assured of proper action.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Pioneer News Service | Dewas
<b>
Three Muslim children were accused of forcing circumcision on a six-year-old child in Dewas district on Friday.</b>
Pappu Kushwah, resident of MG Colony near station road in his complaint to the police alleged that Shahruk (10), Irfan (9) and Gammu (9), all residents of the same locality took his son Ajay (6) to a lonely place and circumcised him with a shaving blade. They slit the sensitive foreskin of his penis, alleged Kushwah who termed it as a conspiracy by their elders to force religious conversion.
Case under Section 324, 323, 294, 506 IPC was registered against three juvenile on them on the basis of his complaint. Though a case was registered in this matter, the police refuted the charge of forced circumcision.
"These children are of a similar age group leaving in the same locality. Just because of the childish curiosity of exploring the difference in the private part, they unzipped each other during play. And while zipping back in hurry the six-year-old might have sustained some injuries" said SP I P Kulshrestra.
The casualty medical officer (CMO) who examined him wanted us to consult a surgeon and we did...he was discharged immediately, the SP added.
Meanwhile on Saturday, members of the Vidhaythi Parishad staged a demonstration at the Kotwali police station seeking action against the accused. They left the station only after they were assured of proper action.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->