Nearly Rs 10 lakh has been collected for a Ghaziabad boy, who was thrashed allegedly for drinking water inside a temple, an online crowdfunding platform, Ketto said on Friday. In a statement, the company said that fundraiser was started to extend financial support to the Muslim boy’s family and for his education by one of the co-founders of the fact-checking website Altnews. 

In just two days, around Rs 10 lakh has been raised through crowdfunding with contributions from about 648 people, Ketto said. 

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Commenting on the fundraiser, the altnews co-founder said the boy belongs to a poor family and wishes to study hard to change his family’s fate. “Within 2 days we have raised around Rs 10 lakh on Ketto.org. The money raised on Ketto will support Asif to secure his future and get some financial stability,” he said.

The teenager was allegedly thrashed by a man, who was arrested after a video went viral showing him beating up the boy for drinking water inside a temple in Ghaziabad, police had said on Saturday.

In the video, Shirangi Nanad Yadav was seen asking the boy his name, who said he was Asif. Yadav was then seen brutally thrashing him. The incident reportedly took place near Dasna Devi temple.