Bangalore : Police commissioner BG Jyothiprakash Mirji on Friday suspended assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police Timme Gowda, attached to Kamakshipalya police station, for allegedly torturing a minor orphan.

On Thursday, a police team led by Timme Gowda, had taken the minor into custody to question him in a theft case. It was filed by the owner of the house where the victim and his unc8les stay. The complainant said 1 kg of silver articles were missing from his house.

“Police did not inform the minor’s family. The boy was tortured all night and kicked on his private parts. He has been shifted to a private hospital,” said Ramesh Kumar, a relative of the boy.

The 16-year-old is a school dropout and works in a private footwear store in Kamakshipalya, said Ramesh.