KOCHI: A case has been registered against the parents of the three-year-old-boy who sustained serious head injuries in Aluva. They were taken into custody following preliminary conclusion that the injuries seen in the boy’s body were following brutal torture. They have also been charged under sections of the Juvenile Justice Act. Meantime, the boy was subjected for an operation. Doctors said the condition of the boy continues to be serious.

The doctors said the child is not responding to medicines. The child is still in the ventilator. The boy is the son of a migrant labour couple in Kochi. The parents first told the doctors that the child fell from the terrace of their house. While on examination, the doctors found that he had been subjected to brutal torture. There were burn marks on his private parts and injuries on legs. Following this, the hospital authorities alerted the police and childline.