A 12-year-old boy, who tested HIV positive last week, was tied to his bed at a hospital in the northern Indian city of Meerut.The HIV positive boy had been in a local children's jail for the last three months after committing a robbery.

On asking why the boy was punished for being HIV positive, hospital management answered they were not equipped to handle AIDS patients.

Meanwhile, the district officials said that the local hospital does not have adequate facilities therefore the boy is going to be admitted at All Indian Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi.