A 13-YEAR-OLD boy from a locality in Muzaffarnagar has lost vision in his left eye after being beaten up while in police detention, his family alleged on Friday. While the police claimed that the boy had a pre-existing eye condition, the minor’s family has complained to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), and multiple district authorities.

According to the boy’s father, the family owns a chicken shop in a village, which had been shut for the past 10 days. “On September 27, we reopened the shop. My son went to the mosque near our shop and announced that our shop has reopened and that chicken would now be available at prices that are cheaper than usual at Rs 140 per kg due to lesser demand during Navratri. Someone from

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