A brutal incident of child cruelty in Wayanad Kalpatta has shocked the local community. A man identified as M.K. Vishnu (31), a resident of the quarters, has been arrested by the police for burning his seven-year-old stepdaughter’s leg with a shovel.
According to sources, Vishnu tortured one of the twins from his wife’s first marriage, and it is believed that he also brutally beat the second child. The incident came to light when concerned locals reported the child’s burning to Childline officials.
Following the report, the Childline authorities informed the Kalpetta police, who promptly took action and arrested Vishnu on Friday, three days after the incident occurred.
The Childline authorities took the injured child for treatment and subsequently presented her before the Child Welfare Committee. Acting on the committee’s instructions, both the burnt child and her twin sister were shifted to a safe place.
The police recorded the statement of the child, who testified that Vishnu had physically harmed her on many occasions in the past.
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