Jaipur, April 27 -- Four police officers, including the station house officer (SHO), were booked on Sunday in connection with the alleged assault of a 16-year-old Dalit boy in police custody in Rajasthan's Bhiwadi town, police said.

Additional superintendent of police (SP) Anil Sahoo said, "The family lodged a complaint with SP Brijesh Jyoti Upadhyay on Sunday, following which we launched a probe into the matter. The boy is now admitted to NIMS hospital in Jaipur."

The victim was taken into custody on April 21 in connection with a two-wheeler theft case, police said. The officers confirmed the CCTV footage of the incident.

According to Sahoo, Dara Singh, SHO of UIT police station, made the victim speak to his family and told them about...