Two students burn Dalit boy's stomach, hands with iron box in Andhra
Konaseema (Andhra Pradesh) (PTI): A student suffered severe burns after two of his classmates allegedly burnt him with an iron box in the hostel room of their private school at Morampudi in Konaseema district, said a police official on Tuesday. Incidentally, all the three students are Dalits.
The official said a film was screened for the hostel children on August 16. Later, the two students allegedly removed a surveillance camera and kept it in the victim's school bag.
On noticing the camera missing, the hostel in-charge summoned the three students, and the victim said that his classmates had done the mischief.
The two students on August 18 allegedly burned the victim's stomach and hands with the iron box in their hostel room.
According to police, the hostel staff ignored the burns, but when the victim's mother visited him, she noticed the burns. When she asked him, he narrated the incident.
The woman took her son to a hospital in Razole, where he is currently undergoing treatment.
"My husband died three months ago, I cannot lose my son," she said.
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Man arrested for for raping mute woman in Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
