A tribal student was brutally murdered. His fellow students say that the assailants covered him with a blanket in the light of torch light and took him while he was sleeping in the hostel room. AP tribal welfare department member U. Shankar Naik, District SP Mary Prashanthi reached and took up the investigation.

 On the other hand, the authorities suspended Headmaster Mulem Gangaraju, Warden Karakam Srinu and Watchman Mattum Rajesh for negligence in the incident. It has been announced that criminal cases are being registered against them. Going into the details, the incident took place in the premises of Government Tribal Welfare Ashram Balura School, Battaigudem Mandal, West Godavari District, Puliramannagudem.

 Gogula Srinivasa Reddy and Ramalakshmi from Urrinka village have two children. The eldest child Harsha Vardhan Reddy is studying in the 6th standard in this school. The youngest Akhil Vardhan Reddy (11) is studying in the fourth standard. Akhil Chintapalli studied in first and second classes and has been studying in a hostel since third class.

 In this program, the parents were dropped off at the hostel on 18th of last month. They bought biscuits and chocolates to eat. But last night after 10 o'clock the hostel warden went home. School H.M. Gangaraju told the media that some unknown people came to the hostel room where Akhil was sleeping at night, put a torch light on Akhil's face and wrapped him in a blanket and took him away.