New Delhi:
A student at a Delhi school was beaten and sexually harassed by his classmates, police said. The Class 8 boy was hospitalized for almost a month after the incident and has just returned home, his mother said.
Recalling the traumatic events, the mother told how her son complained of stomach pain, prompting her to rush him to hospital, where the true extent of his ordeal was revealed. Initially skeptical of the doctor's diagnosis, she was forced to face the horrific truth when her son regained consciousness after surgery and revealed the gruesome details of his attack.
The nightmare unfolded on March 18 when her son was lured from class under false pretenses, only to be ambushed by a group of peers who subjected him to brutal physical and sexual abuse.
“All the children together hit my son, then took off my child's clothes and hit him with a stick. A stick was inserted into him which damaged his intestine,” the mother said.
Threatened with further harm if he dared to speak out, the terrified boy remained silent for ten agonizing days, unaware of the severity of the situation.
The mother demanded justice for her son and stressed the need for both the school and legal authorities to take decisive action. Seeking a CBI probe, she said her son wakes up every night with fear.
Doctors have said the boy will need further surgery after three months as several of his internal organs have been damaged.