A 15-year-old boy was burnt alive when a person allegedly poured petrol on him and set him afire at Rajolu village, Cherukupalli mandal in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh on Friday morning.
According to Bapatla District Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal, the deceased, Uppala Amarnath, 15, before dying had reportedly named one Pamu Venkateswara Reddy, 21, as the accused in the case. But, this was not recorded in his dying statement, the SP maintained.
The police took Venkateswara Reddy into custody, who denied the allegations. Mr. Jindal said that a few other suspects were also taken into custody.
