Times News NetworkLudhiana: Five strongly built youths allegedly kidnapped a 13-year-old boy when he was playing in the school ground and took turns to sodomize the minor. Later when the boy’s father lodged a complaint at a police station, one of the accused fired at him when he refused to reach a compromise.The incident happened on December 1. Mullanpur police on Monday evening arrested three miscreants for sodomizing the boy in a village. Police are also looking for two other accused in the case.All the accused are in their 20s and are bodybuilders.Police officials said father of the 13-year-old boy claimed that he was playing in his school on December 1, when the accused forcibly took his son to a tube-well room and sodomized him one by one.The boy’s father told cops that later they threatened to kill his son if he revealed anything about the incident. He added that after his son told him about the incident, he lodged a complaint against the miscreants.The complainant further alleged after the accused came to know about him lodging a complaint against them, they came to their house on Saturday evening and tried to force them for a compromise.He added after they refused, one of the miscreants Jaggu fired at him with his revolver outside his home, but the bullet missed him and hit the shutters of his house. He informed police again.Mullanpur police have booked the accused under Sections 377 (sodomy/unnatural sex), 212 (harbouring offender), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), 506 (criminal intimidation), 307 (attempt to murder), 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of IPC and Section 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual offences Act.Station house officer (SHO), Mullanpur police station, Gurpreet Singh, confirmed that three accused have been arrested in the case and the hunt is on for the remaining accused.Deputy superintendent of police Dhaka, Jaswinder Singh Brar said the preliminary investigation suggested that one of the accused fired at the father of the boy with a .32 bore weapon. He added that the accused persons are from the farming community and regular at a gym.Sources close to the family said the boy is in a state of shock and is admitted to the civil hospital. They added that the accused are close to a politician from a ruling party.Box: Shocking TaleFive youths, who are regular at a gym, kidnap the boy from school and sodomize him at a tubewell room in a villageThey threaten the boy, but he informs his father about the incident. The father lodges a complaintFuming over FIR, the accused reach boy’s house and try to reach a compromiseWhen father of minor refuses, one of the accused fires at him with .32 bore weapon, but he escapes unhurtOn Monday, police arrest three accused in the caseThe boy is in a state of shock and admitted to the civil hospitalBox: Minors falling preyNov 10 | A drug addict allegedly sodomized a five year old boyNov 6 | Police arrested a 19-year-old youth for allegedly sodomising a minor boy living in his neighbourhoodOct 2 | Daba police booked unidentified miscreant for allegedly sodomising a mentally unstable minorJune 2 | Jodhewal police arrested a 20-year-old mechanic for sodomising a 12-year-old boyApril 22: Daba Police booked a 19-year-old youth for allegedly trying to sodomise a seven year old boy at his houseMarch 30: Jodhewal police booked a miscreant for sodomising a five-year-old son of his neighbourMarch 14: Daba police booked an auto-rickshaw driver for sodomising a 12-year-old boyYear cases of Unnatural offence(377 IPC)2016* 102015 132014 10*approx number till now