A 14-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by a dhaba owner at a village, police said on Saturday. The boy and his friends had gone to Haridwar during the Kanwar yatra. On their way back, they took up work at the dhaba as they had run out of money, Circle Officer Rizwan Ahmad said.

The incident took place on Saturday, following which the boy lodged a complaint. The man has been arrested,the officer said. The accused had also threatened the victim with dire consequences if he reported the matter, the SHO said.