7-year-old boy locked in deep freezer for 5 hours for ‘stealing’ in UP's Hapur

MEERUT: A 7-year-old boy was allegedly locked inside a deep freezer for nearly five hours at a village in UP's Hapur on Tuesday after he was accused of "stealing". A video of it later surfaced on social media.The incident took place in Dhaulana's Sheikhpur Khichra village. The child, son of a local resident, was locked inside the freezer after the accused, Mohd Azad, suspected him of stealing goods from his car workshop.In the purported video, the traumatised child could be seen crying profusely after being rescued by villagers.SHO Avneesh Kumar said, "Police took suo-moto cognizance and filed an FIR against the accused under BNSS 170 (arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences). Azad was nabbed and sent to jail on Tuesday."Kumar added: "The accused ran a car workshop in the area. The child is also from the same locality. He suspected that the child had stolen goods and wanted to teach him a lesson."