Teen murder
Andhra Pradesh: Class 10 boy burnt alive after man pours petrol on him
Amaravati/IBNS: A Class 10 student was burnt alive allegedly by a man who had been harassing his sister in Andhra Pradesh's Bapatla district.
The victim, identified as Amarnath, named three people including someone called "Venky" while he was being taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
The 15-year-old teen was burnt alive after the accused poured petrol on him, his family alleged.
The boy died after he was brought to the hospital.
Amarnath's family alleged that Venkateswar, a 21-year-old man, had been harassing his sister and had confronted Venkateswar over it.
A murder case has been filed, according to the police. Another case under the stringent POCSO Act has also been filed as Amarnath's sister, who was allegedly harassed by Venkateswar, is a minor.
The police are questioning the accused.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
