New Delhi CNN —A 12-year-old boy is in “critical condition” after he was allegedly gang-raped and beaten in India’s capital New Delhi, according to a statement from the city’s police and a complaint lodged by the boy’s family to the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW). Delhi Police Deputy Commissioner Sanjay Sain said in a video statement the alleged assault was carried out by three males – all minors known to the victim – including a family relative. The DCW is a statutory authority appointed to investigate matters concerning the security and safety of women under Delhi law. The case is under investigation, and two of the accused have been arrested, Sain said in the video statement. Protests in India against the high incidence of sexual assault, typically against women and girls, have become commonplace in recent years.

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