Arrests Made Following Incident Involving Minor and Family in South Kolkata

Boy paraded naked in Kolkata with father,friend for kissing girlfriend; 3 held

PTI, Oct 26, 2026, Kolkata  : A day after a 17-year-old boy, his father and friend were stripped naked and paraded through the streets of a south Kolkata locality after being caught kissing his girlfriend, police arrested the girl's parents and maternal uncle on Monday.

The boy's father alleged that he was assaulted and the 13-year-old girl's uncle had given him a gun with an option to either "shoot my son or walk naked with him".

According to a senior police officer, the stripping and parading incident of Sunday evening within the Sarsuna Police Station limits triggered a public outrage.

"The girl's family allegedly caught her and the boy kissing each other. Following this, the boy and his friend were held captive in a room and assaulted by the girl's parents and maternal uncle," the police officer said.

He said the boy was then allegedly forced to call his father to the place.

"After I reached there, I was also assaulted by at least six people. Then the girl's maternal uncle gave me a gun, saying that I have two options. One is to shoot my son or walk naked with him," the father claimed in front of reporters.

"People took videos of me, my son and his friend walking naked. It was such a humiliation for us," he said.

Based on a complaint lodged by the boy's father, police registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections, including those of attempt to murder, voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt using dangerous weapons or means, wrongful confinement, defamation, criminal intimidation and kidnapping.