Minor boy dies after being sexually assaulted by 3 friends in Delhi
India Today
A 10-year-old Delhi boy who was sexually assaulted and brutalised by three friends died this morning.
A 10-year-old boy died after being physically assaulted and sodomised by his three friends in Delhi. One of the accused has been apprehended and produced before the Juvenile Justice Board, and efforts are on to apprehend the other two.
Initially, the police received information from LNJP Hospital on September 22 that a 10-year-old boy has been admitted after being physically assaulted. Immediately, a police team reached the hospital and met the child's parents, who, however, refused to give a statement.
On September 24, the mother of the child, after extensive counselling, disclosed that three days back the boy was physically assaulted and sodomised by his three friends, the police said.
The child was under medical observation until he succumbed to his injuries on Saturday.
The victim and the accused are neighbours and belong to the same age group of 1012 years. They hail from the same community, police said. A case was registered under sections 377 (unnatural offences) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection Of Children Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Meanwhile, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal said, "The child suffered a lot and fought till his last breath. His killers must be punished severely! When we are getting so angry and feeling the pain, think what must be going on with his parents. May God give them strength in this difficult time."
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