In a shocking incident, a three-year-old toddler was allegedly tortured and abused by an unidentified person in Chinchwad area of Pune. Police said that the toddler sustained multiple burn marks which appear to be due to dripping hot wax from a candle.

The alleged incident came to light, after the victim’s parent Damodar and Kalpana approached the Pimpri police station on Wednesday and lodged the case. The injured toddler, identified as Divya Damodar Joshi (3), is a resident of More Chawl, Vidyasagar in Chinchwad and her parents had migrated from Nepal to Pune in search of livelihood. The victim's father Damodar works as a security guard while her mother Kalpana is a housewife.