A 13-year-old Muslim boy in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, lost vision in his left eye due to alleged police brutality while in detention after his announcement at a local mosque “hurt local sentiments”.

The family lodged complaints with the district authorities, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), accusing the involved police officers of assault and intimidation, as he was threatened with police action if he complained.

The victim’s father owns a chicken shop which had been closed for the past ten days. Upon its reopening, his son went to the mosque to announce that the chicken would be sold at a lower price.

“My son went to the mosque near our shop and announced that our shop has reopened and that chicken would no

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