An 8-year Dalit boy named Aryan Khadse was made to sit on hot tiles over the suspicion of theft from a local temple, Jogona Mata temple, in Arvi, Wardha, Maharashtra on June 16. Khadse suffered severe burn injuries after he was allegedly made to take off his clothes and sit on the tiles which were simmering due to the scorching heat by the accused, Amol Dhore (32), who suspected that Khadse had stolen coins. An accused has been arrested and a case has been registered under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act-1989, relevant sections of the IPC and the POCSO act.