Lucknow: Three Minors Locked Inside Dental Clinic, Forced To Clean Water Tank For 3 Hours In Gomti Nagar

UP News: Three minors were allegedly detained inside a dental clinic in Gomti Nagar and were forced to clean the overhead water tank. The incident reportedly took place on August 22 and resurfaced after a complaint was filed regarding the same on August 28. The local police have filed an FIR following a complaint.

 

Satish Kumar Gautam, in his complaint, stated that his three nephews, aged 8, 10, and 12 years, went out to play when two unknown women and a man lured them on the pretext of kites and took them to a dental clinic.

 

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The kids were locked inside the clinic once they reached there. The kids were told that they would not be allowed outside until they cleaned the water tank. The accused also allegedly threatened to kill them if they refused.

 

According to the complaint filed by the family, the kids cleaned the tank for three hours before they were allowed to leave. When family members tried to confront the clinic staff after learning about the incident, the clinic staff tried to assault the family.

 

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Clinic staff have been booked under Sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 351(3) (criminal intimidation), 352 (intentional insult), and 127(2) (wrongful confinement) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).