Parappana Agrahara police have registered a case against a 42-year-old clothing shop owner for assaulting his minor son.
Based on a complaint filed by the victim’s mother, the police on Wednesday arrested Anand Reddy and charged him under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
According to the complaint, the accused had been severely punishing his 10-year-old son, a fifth-grader, for the past year. He would beat him for trivial reasons on the pretext of disciplinary action for not studying, the complaint said.
On Tuesday evening, Anand Reddy allegedly beat the boy with a wooden scale for two hours. The boy was exhausted and taken to the hospital. The boy’s mother was also allegedly assaulted during the intervention attempt.
She filed a police report against her husband.
Published – 27 Nov 2025 20:50 IST
