A 10 year-old boy of Beni who was critically beaten on charge of stealing Rs 1 thousand has died while undergoing treatment at Manipal Teaching Hospital in Pokhara on January 7.

Aslam Khan, 45, of Bhairahawa and running a meat shop at Sangam chok in Beni had beaten up Shrestha on December 31. Family of the boy said that Aslam had kicked him with boots and held his neck.

The boy was taken to Pokhara after his treatment was not possible in the district hospital. His relatives have filed an FIR at the police office claiming that he died of the injuries sustained in the beating.

Inspector Prem Bahadur Thapa of the district police office said that the accused Aslam had been arrested after the death of the boy. He added that they had initiated investigation into the incident.