In a harrowing incident, a 15-year-old student was burnt alive by some unidentified persons in Andhra Pradesh\u2019s Bapatla district on Friday. The student, U. Amarnath was studying in class 10 in a local school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to reports, the attackers poured petrol on the student and set him on fire. U. Amarnath was going for his tuition classes. Following this horrific incident, the victim was rushed to a Government General Hospital at Guntur. He was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition. He succumbed to his injuries later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident took place on Friday morning in Rajavolu village of Cherukupalli mandal (block). Amarnath, who is a student of class 10th in local school, was on his way to his tuition. He was on his bicycle when he was stopped by some youth near Redlapalem. The unidentified youth reportedly poured petrol on the victim and set him afire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As far as reports are concerned, the Cherukupalli police have registered a case and also initiated a look out for the assailants. Amarnath\u2019s grandfather Reddaiah claimed that a boy who was harassing his sister was responsible for the killing of the 15-year-old student. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reports claimed that hearing the cries of the boy, the locals in Rajavolu village of Cherukupalli mandal (block) rushed to douse the flame. Furthermore, the locals shifted him to a Government General Hospital at Guntur for immediate treatment. However, class 10 student Amarnath surrendered to the injuries. In the dying declaration, the boy said to the police that Venkateshwar Reddy and few others torched him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to reports, Amarnath had pulled up a boy for harassing his sister. He had enquired the boy for roaming around the college where his sister was studying. Reports further claim that there has been a quarrel between Venkateswara Reddy in a village next to Amarnath\u2019s for years. A panchayat was also chaired in the presence of elders, who claimed that Venkateswara Reddy has been harassing him for a week. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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