Five-year-old sodomised

A five-year-old boy was

allegedly sodomised by a man in Shamli district.

The incident took place yesterday in Kandha police station area. Dharampal (50) lured the boy to a house and allegedly sodomised him.

When the boy did not return home, his family started searching for him and found him lying unconscious in the house, police said.

A case has been registered against the accused based on the complaint filed by the boy's father and he has been arrested, they said.