A 17-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly tied to a tree and beaten by two men in Gujarat's Patan district.

The incident took place on Monday (March 18) when the boy reached the school to appear for the Class XII Board exam, reported the Indian Express.

Police in Gujarat's Patan district has filed an FIR against the culprit.

"While waiting outside the exam centre, Ramesh Patel, who I know by face and is a state transport bus conductor, came to me. He asked me to come with him as he had some work. He took me to another person who was waiting with a motorcycle. They both rode me to a nearby farm," the FIR quoted the victim as saying.

The victim's mother told the Indian Express, "The men tied him to a tree and started hitting him with a stick. When he asked them the reason, they abused him and said that he should not study and take his exams, but instead do labour work."

The victim did not anyone till Wednesday until his mother saw the injury marks on his back.

He was immediately taken to Mehsana civil hospital and an FIR was registered. So far, no one has been arrested.

Police said that the victim has identified one of the assaulters.