September 27, 2022: A 12-Year-Old boy was allegedly gang-raped, beaten and a rod was inserted in his private parts by his three friends and cousins at Seelampur in Delhi.

As per reports, the incident took place last week on September 18, informed the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW).

Currently, the boy is in critical condition and admitted in Delhi’s LNJP hospital.

The victim informed his parents about the assault on Thursday, four days after the incident. Subsequently, his parents informed the DCW and the boy was admitted to the hospital in “very critical condition”, said a statement submitted by the DCW chief Swati Maliwal to the Station House Officer (SHO) of Seelampur Police Station.

One of the accused has been detained while others are absconding, the assault was following a petty issue and all the accused live near the boy’s house, the police found during the investigation.