Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Man arrested in UP's Bhadohi for abducting, sodomising minor boy
A man in Bhadohi, India, was arrested by police.
Police say he took a 13-year-old boy and harmed him.
The boy had gone out cycling on the evening of August 4 and did not come home.
His family searched for him and was very worried.
He came back the next afternoon and told his family what happened.
The man, named Ashish Singh, is accused of taking the boy to a house in the Gopiganj area.
Police say he kept the boy there and threatened to kill him if he told anyone.
The boy's uncle reported the incident to the police.
The man was arrested and sent to jail.
Now the police and courts will decide what happens next.
A 30-year-old man, Ashish Singh alias Monu, was arrested in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly abducting and sodomising a 13-year-old boy.
The boy went out cycling on the evening of August 4 but did not return home, prompting his family to launch a search.
The child returned the following afternoon and informed his family about the alleged assault.
The accused allegedly lured the boy to a house in the Gopiganj area, where he confined and sodomised him before threatening to kill him if he disclosed the incident.
A case was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the POCSO Act based on a complaint by the victim's uncle, and the accused was arrested and sent to jail.
- Who
- A 30-year-old man identified as Ashish Singh alias Monu was arrested; the victim is a 13-year-old boy from Bhadohi.
- What
- The man allegedly lured the boy to a house in the Gopiganj area, confined and sodomised him, and threatened to kill him if he disclosed the incident; the accused was arrested and sent to jail.
- When
- The boy disappeared on the evening of August 4 and returned on the afternoon of August 5; the arrest was reported on Thursday, August 6.
- Where
- A village under the Oonj police station area in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The victim's uncle lodged a complaint, leading to a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the POCSO Act.
- Accused
- Ashish Singh alias Monu, 30
- Victim
- 13-year-old boy
- Location
- Village under Oonj police station, Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh
- Alleged crime site
- A house in the Gopiganj area
- Timeline
- Boy disappeared August 4 evening; returned August 5 afternoon
- Reported
- Thursday, August 6
- Legal provisions
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act
- Status
- Accused arrested and sent to jail