Bhubaneswar, Aug. 6 -- IIC of Sambalpur Sadar police station has been transferred on Saturday on charges of detaining a minor boy from Jharkhand and torturing him in police custody.

According to Sambalpur Superintendent of Police (SP), the IIC has been transferred as the investigation into the incident is underway.

As per reports, during a train journey along with one of his relatives on July 27, the minor boy had lost his way. Local people found him roaming at Sambalpur police station aimlessly. Suspecting him to be a thief, they handed him over to the police.

Sambalpur Sadar police allegedly detained him at the police station till August 2 and beat him up mercilessly.

The minor boy's father alleged that police called him and demande...