LUDHIANA: A man under the influence of drugs thrashed a 10-year-old boy in Guru Arjun Dev Nagar on Monday evening.The accused hit the boy with a hammer several times on his head. When other children playing in the area raised an alarm, boy's neighbors caught the accused, thrashed him and handed him over to the police.The injured boy was rushed to a nearby hospital from where he was referred to CMC Hospital.Boy's father is a vegetable vendor while his mother works as a domestic help. The couple has four children including three daughters.Boy's mother said that she was inside her house while children were playing outside house. Some neighbours rushed to her stating that someone has attacked her son with a hammer."The accused is in police custody. He attacked the boy under the influence of drugs. He seems to have taken heavy dose of the drug as he is not even able to tell his name, ACP (East) Devinder Chaudhary said.The official added that the condition of the boy is stated to be critical.

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