Lucknow: A fourteen-year-old boy apprehended on suspicion of theft was allegedly tortured in police custody, said cops on Saturday. Based on the boy's medical reports, Senior SP Kalanidhi Naithani suspended Telibagh police station in-charge Rajneesh Verma, Head Constables Dinesh Tripathi and Sandeep Singh with immediate effect. A notice of departmental action has been served to Commanding Officer Cant Munshi Rajendra Patel.

Victim Manish Gautam said, "I was beaten by a constable inside Telibagh police station. I do not know the constable's name who had beaten me."