Man punishes son for smoking, stitches up lips

Namchi (Sikkim): A man was arrested here on the charge of stitching up his teenage son's lips after he caught the boy smoking at Namchi in Sikkim.

"Netra Bahadur Darjee in Jorethang beat and sewed up his 12-year-old son's mouth on Wednesday night when he was caught smoking in his bedroom," SP South district, Manoj Tewari said.

A case has been registered against Darjee under Juvenile Justice Act (Care and Protection of Children), he said.

The boy, a student of class-V, was admitted to a hospital, the police said.