The teen was allegedly made to walk naked through a town in Delhi (Picture: Reuters)

A teenage boy, who was allegedly stripped, sexually assaulted by five men and made to walk naked through town, has tried to commit suicide multiple times, his family say.

The 16-year-old was so traumatised after being made to walk naked across the town in Delhi, he immediately ran towards the railway tracks.

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The incident allegedly took place inside an office owned by one of the attackers earlier this week.

The boy’s mother said: ‘When we saw the condition he was in, we rushed after him. We gave him a piece of cloth to cover himself… he told us he did not want to live any more.




‘But we managed to convince him against taking the extreme step. He said he was stripped naked and beaten up by some people.’

The 16-year-old was so traumatised, he tried to commit suicide (Picture: Reuters)

Following the incident, the traumatised boy barely spoke to anyone and kept to himself, his family said.

But his trauma was made worse after discovering that his attackers had filmed the incident and put it online.

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Until then, the boy had not told his family about the attack.

His mother, who comes from Tamil Nadu, added: ‘After some of his friends showed him the video, he rushed home and locked himself inside a room.

‘When we broke open the door, we found him putting up a noose near his bed… he was preparing to hang himself.’

Four men, who live in the same area as the boy, have been arrested, while a fifth remains on the run, police said.

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