Patiala, Feb. 4 -- A woman has been arrested for allegedly torturing a 10-year-old boy for "failing to carry out household chores to her satisfaction".

The boy, who was brutally beaten up with a stick and iron rod, and burnt with a hot steam iron, is currently under treatment at the Government Rajindra Hospital, Patiala.

As per information, the child had been adopted by a woman who further put him under the care of accused, Mani Sharma, who had been torturing him.

Punjab child rights commission chairperson Kanwardeep Singh, on Monday, met the victim and assured him of accused against the accused.

The woman has been booked under Section 115 (2), 127 (3) and 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice...