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Probe ordered into minor UP boy selling liquor
By IANS |
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Fri, May 14 2021 15:27 IST |
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Probe ordered into minor UP boy selling liquor. Image Source: IANS News
Lucknow, May 14 : The UP Child Rights Commission has ordered a probe into an incident involving a minor boy allegedly seen selling alcohol at a liquor shop owned by his father in Moradabad district.
The Commission chairperson Dr Vishesh Kumar Gupta said, At a time when the government and administration is gearing up for a third wave of Covid-19, which is likely to impact the children, a video has come to the fore where a minor boy was spotted dealing with customers at a liquor shop.