Man kicks kid, faces culpable homicide case

A six-year-old boy from a Rajasthani family that sold balloons for a livelihood was kicked by a man for leaning against his parked car at Thalassery in Kerala’s Kannur. As a video of the incident sparked an outrage, police took Mohammed Shihad (20) into custody and booked him for attempt to commit culpable homicide and other offences. The cops had allowed Shihad to go home. He was remanded in 14 days’ judicial custody.