A minor boy was mercilessly thrashed by the police for a petty crime of stealing biscuits in Assam’s Laharighat on Monday.

The incident took place inside the Laharighat police station in the Morigaon district of Assam. In a video of the incident, a police official can be seen mercilessly striking the child with a stick for allegedly having stolen biscuits.

The minor boy is believed to be aged approximately 13-14 years. He can be heard screaming and repeatedly pleading for the official to stop, in the video.

The official did not heed to that and kept striking the minor for a long time.

The boy was reportedly caught while stealing biscuits from a vehicle parked inside the premises of the police station.

Following that he was taken inside the station and beaten up by an official.