Updated Jan 16, 2021 | 16:45 IST
A man allegedly sodomised a 12-year-old boy and then strangled him to death at a village in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan on Thursday night. Minor boy murdered in Rajasthan after being sexually assaulted [Representative image]  |  Photo Credit: iStock Images
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On Thursday night, the accused took the minor boy into the fields, where he allegedly sodomised and murdered him.
Irate villagers started pelting stones at the cops and even headed to demolish a religious place in the area
This prompted senior police officials to rush to the spot with heavy force to bring the situation under control.