Imam held on sodomy charges

An imam of a local mosque in Nai Colony area here was today arrested on charges of sodomy of an eight-year-old boy, police said.

District Superintendent of police S Chinappa said the imam of a mosque in Nai Colony in Kotwali area lured an eight-year- old boy studying in the same mosque to a room and committed the crime.

On reaching home, the boy recounted the incident to his family members who handed over the culprit to police, the SP said.