The man accused of attacking two Class 10 girls with a chainsaw at a government school in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district is said to be the uncle of the girl he allegedly targeted.
Police sources said rejection of advances was behind the attack.
Preliminary police information names the accused as Hemanth alias Dummu. He is reportedly from Nagalur in Dharmavaram mandal of Sri Sathya Sai district.
The accused used to stalk the victim and had proposed to her in past. Preliminary police information names the accused as Hemanth alias Dummu. He is reportedly from Nagalur in Dharmavaram mandal of Sri Sathya Sai district. The investigation into the sequence of events and the circumstances behind the attack is continuing. “Classes were ongoing. The first period was completed, and the classes were continuing. “The classroom doors are generally kept open. Someone came through that door. Before we could realise what was happening, the incident with the boy took place. “Since work was going on in the school, we thought perhaps some workers had come to do some work. He suddenly went among the children. He went right into the middle. Children ran in different directions as panic spread, which made it hard to know what had happened straight afterwards. Several of the older children and teachers, themselves in shock, were seen consoling each other.
He is still on the run, and police have formed 12 to 15 teams to find him.
All the children were studying,” the teacher said. He entered while they were still inside,” the teacher said.
Before the children could realise what was happening, or what had happened, and before they could get up and go outside… that is what we remember.
