Search on for 14-Year-Old Who Went Missing After Torture for 'Theft'; 5 Held

Police are searching for a 14-year-old boy who went missing in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district nearly 10 days ago after he was tortured by the owner of the factory where he worked, over suspicion of stealing a mobile phone, police officers said on Saturday, adding that five people have been arrested in connection with the case.

- Joydeep Thakur

KOLKATA:

The boy, a resident of Islampur in Uttar Dinajpur district, was working at the jeans dyeing factory, where he came with his elder brother more than a month ago. Based on the brother's complaint, a first information report (FIR) was registered on June 3.

Four people were named in the FIR along with other unidentified people, they added.

Earlier this week, a video surfaced on social media in which the factory owner, Shahenshah (goes by single name), can be purportedly seen brutally torturing the boy, police said.