A five-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by a man in the Miranpur area here, police said.
Police received a complaint from the boy's parents that the accused took the minor to a secluded place on the pretext of offering some sweets and sexually assaulted him, a police officer said.
The incident took place on Tuesday, he said.
Police said they have registered a case and efforts are on to nab the accused.
The boy is undergoing treatment at a hospital, they said.
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