New Delhi: An 18-year-old boy and two of his friends alleged that they were beaten up by three youths when they refused to chant a religious slogan at a park outside their school in outer Delhi's Begumpur area, police said today.

However, the police said that the boy did not mention any such thing in his statement on the day of the incident and there were "inconsistencies" in his versions.

According to police, the incident took place on March 26, when three boys called up the police control room complaining about a fight.

When a police team reached there, it was told that they were allegedly beaten up with sticks by three other youths, aged between 18 and 21, at a park near a madrasa in the area.