10th-class girl student attacked with chainsaw in classroom in Anantapur; perpetrator nabbed within hours

ANANTAPUR: In a shocking incident, a tenth-class girl student of the Zilla Parishad High School at Raptadu was attacked with an electric chainsaw, leaving her seriously injured and another girl with minor injuries on her leg on Saturday. The victim is battling for life. The girl was attacked in the classroom while the mathematics lesson was underway. The accused, who was later identified as Hemanth, a close relative of the victim, was arrested at Dharmavaram railway station hours after the incident. According to police and eyewitnesses, the injured girl, identified as Mudaga Gopika, reached school as usual from her native village of Akkayavaripalem in an autorickshaw. Around 10.30 a.m., the accused barged into the classroom and attacked the girl indiscriminately, leaving the students and the teacher in a shock. Some students rushed out of the class screaming, even as the accused ran out of the school premises within minutes.