Minor sodomised in J&K

An eight-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by a religious leader inside a place of worship in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said today.

The mother of the boy lodged a complaint alleging that her son was sodomised by one Feroz Malik, a police spokesman said.

Malik happens to be a prayer leader, he said adding that a case has been registered in the matter and the accused arrested.