The Eluru II-Town Police were startled to see a young boy walk into the station seeking to lodge a complaint against his stepmother recently.
Sai Dinesh, a Class IV student, told the police that his stepmother was harassing him and meting out punishment.
Circle Inspector P. Chandrashekar, who gave the boy a patient hearing, enquired into the matter. He later summoned the boy’s parents to the police station, counselled them and bound them over.