Suspected Of Theft, Boy, 12, Stripped Naked, Beaten, Filmed In Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad

The boy's mother said she had rushed to the spot and tried to save her child, and even demanded the accusers show her proof the boy had stolen money.

A 12-year-old boy suspected of stealing money from a road-side tea stall was tied to a pillar, stripped naked and beaten in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad on Monday morning.

A gut-wrenching video widely shared online shows the boy, naked and bound to the pillar, crying and struggling to get free as men stand around and observe.

The shocking incident took this morning. The boy was rescued by police and given a medical check-up, after which he was returned to his home. Three people have been arrested, police told NDTV.