In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old boy was beaten up and a wooden stick was inserted in his private parts allegedly by his classmate in a school, triggering protests in East Delhi.
According to police, the accused has been apprehended and produced in the Juvenile Justice Board.
The 14-year-old student had allegedly got into a fight with his schoolmates before he was cornered by four of them and brutally thrashed. According to the FIR, the incident took place on March 18.
Police said the victim's family suspects more students might have been involved in the assault. After the incident, a protest was held outside the school by the parents and relatives of the minor who sustained injuries in the attack. The student's family accused the police and the school authorities of negligence, alleging a lack of cooperation. They claim that they have been denied access to the school principal.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Apoorva Gupta said the incident occurred on April 2 on the premises of a private school. The victim, a student of class eight, allegedly got into a fight with the accused over some issues.
As per the complainant, he got into a fight with his classmate on March 13 and was assaulted by the accused on March 18. The victim did not tell anyone about the incident at first as he feared reprisal. On March 20, he complained of stomach ache and was taken to nearby doctor. However, the victim's situation did not improve and he had to be rushed to a hospital on March 28 and had to undergo an operation. The doctors at the hospital informed the family that the child had probably been the victim of some untoward incident. When the boy gained consciousness on April 2, he narrated the whole ordeal to his family, following which a police complaint was filed.
The victim told the police that one of his classmates, who was wearing a mask, beat him up and inserted a wooden stick in his private parts. The accused also threatened him with dire consequences if he told anyone about the assault, Gupta said.
The doctors told the police that a foreign object was inserted inside the posterior of the boy leading to injuries, the police officer said. Following the incident, the parents and relatives of the victim held protests outside the school on April 3 demanding action.
The victim was counselled and legal action has been initiated, another police officer said.
The medical report revealed that the victim had suffered a severe injury involving the insertion of a foreign object, specifically a wooden stick, into his anal region.
“The student told about the incident of beating and insertion of a wooden stick in his posterior by one of his classmates. He was also threatened for not disclosing the incident to anyone,†the FIR read.
A case has been registered under the Indian Penal Code section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 377 (unnatural offences), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Further investigation is underway, the officer said.
