Absconding guard arrested after four months in sodomy case in UP

A home guard, who was absconding since June, has been arrested for allegedly sodomising a 10-year-old boy at Buchchkheri village in Shamli district, police said.

The incident took place in June when the minor boy was playing outside his house, Circle Officer Rajesh Tiwari.

The boy's father had lodged a complaint against the guard, following which he was arrested, he said.