A shopkeeper who claimed to have witnessed the abuse, on condition of anonymity, said, “The boy’s mother is really poor and works in the market...”Three men were arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting a minor boy, said police. The men, who work in a shop in a popular market in Southwest Delhi, were captured on video allegedly hitting the boy and forcing him to remove the belt from his pants.Police said they have registered an FIR against a garment shop owner, along with his two shops assistants, under BNS sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 127(2) (wrongful confinement), and 351 (criminal intimidation), along with Section 75 (cruelty to a child) of the Juvenile Justice Act and Section 12 (sexual harassment of a child) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The child will be presented before the Child Welfare Committee soon, said police sources.A shopkeeper who claimed to have witnessed the abuse, on condition of anonymity, said, “The boy’s mother is really poor and works in the market…”He said the boy would ask for money or food from the men on days he was hungry, leading them to allegedly exploit his vulnerability.“The man and his brother lured the boy first by giving him scraps of food and Rs 10-20 daily… after that we’d see (the man) viciously hitting the boy… the way they’d hit him was horrifying,” he alleged.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:assault case