TimesView While police let the boy off with a warning as he is a minor and there was no complaint by the mother, the punishment meted out is hardly a deterrent. Though a suo motu case was registered, stricter punishment is required to stop such young people from threatening and beating their mothers and sisters. Most domestic violence incidents go unreported as the victim and the abuser are often relatives. Clearly, there should be harsher punishments than a mere apology or an undertaking not to repeat the offence, even if the perpetrators are minors.

Watch: 17-yr-old seen beating up mother on cam

BENGALURU: JP Nagar police on Saturday registered a suo motu case against a 17-year old boy after a video of him beating his mother with a broom went viral.Confessing to his mistake, the teenager apologised to his mother before police took an undertaking from him that he would never repeat it in future. On Saturday morning, the video sparked outrage on social media. It was shot by the elder sister of the minor, who dared her by saying, “Do whatever you want; I will teach you all a lesson.”“The son was upset with the mother as she allegedly badmouthed him in the neighbourhood. Recently, the woman was seen talking to her neighbours on the future of her son as he was not serious about life and faring badly in studies,” said police.The video shows the mother sitting on a sofa and the boy standing before her with a broom in his right hand. He first objects to her “badmouthing him” and forces her to stop discussing about him with neighbours. Continuing his threats, the teenager beats her, saying, “If you continue talking like this, I will continue beating like this.” The woman, in her early 50s, is seen screaming in pain as the boy thrashes her.When the sister tries to stop the boy, he asks her to keep quiet, saying he doesn’t care even if his mother lodges a police complaint. The mother requests her daughter not to intervene. The sister, however, goes on to tell him, “I know you don’t care about us, but I know what to do.”