Muzaffarnagar: A nine-year-old boy was sodomised by a man at Pinna village of the district here, police said on Tuesday. Praveen Kumar (20) committed the heinous act and then threatened the victim of dire consequences if he told anyone about it, they said.

The station house officer (SHO) of Kotwali Police Station Anil Kumar said a case was registered against the accused after a complaint was lodged by the victim's father.