The boy’s parents were arrested Sunday and have since been sent to judicial custody.A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was apprehended, his parents arrested and their scrap shop demolished by authorities in Malvan in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district after police said they had received a complaint alleging that the boy raised “anti-national” slogans during the India-Pakistan cricket match last Sunday.Sindhudurg Superintendent of Police Saurabh Agrawal said a man, who was passing by the family’s house around 9.30 pm when the match was still on, alleged that he heard the boy raising “anti-national” slogans.According to the SP, the passerby and neighbours confronted the family. “This led to a fight between the two sides, following which police were informed. Based on the complaint by a local resident, an FIR was registered. Since the boy is a minor, we sent him to an observation home,” Agrawal said.The boy’s parents were arrested Sunday and have since been sent to judicial custody. They have been charged under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 196 (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion),197 (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) and 3 (5) (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).On Monday, a motorcycle rally was taken out by local residents against the family, demanding further action. The family, which hails from Uttar Pradesh, moved to Malvan 15 years ago.Police said the Malvan municipal council later demolished the scrap shop — and, in the process, damaged a vehicle owned by the family — on the ground that the shop lacked permission.Nilesh Rane, MLA of the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde and son of former Union Minister Narayan Rane, in a post on X, alleged that the “scrap dealer made anti-India comments”.Story continues below this adPromising to “ensure he is eventually thrown out of the district”, Rane said “for now we have destroyed his scrap business”.Posting photographs of the demolition action, Rane thanked the Malvan municipal council and the police for taking “immediate action”.Despite repeated attempts, the Sindhudurg District Collector was not available for comment on the demolition action.© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Mumbai