A 27 Year Old Engineering Student Set on Fire by His Uncle Because of His Relationship with a Girl
On Saturday, in Bengaluru a 27 year old boy named Shashank R, was set on fire by his uncle, who was against his relationship with a girl who was related to both of them. The student got 80 percent of burn injuries on his body and is battling for his life at Victoria hospital.
The girl with whom Shashank fell in love with was his far-away relative, Shashank’s father Ranganath said. In the last two weeks, Shashank and the girl used to meet each other at their homes. This angered the girl’s family and they warned Shashank, as they opposed their relationship.
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The victim, an 18-year-old engineering student, is currently receiving treatment for burn injuries at Victoria Hospital. #Bengaluru | @sagayrajp https://t.co/ULBZQRIztU
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According to Shashank’s father, one of the girl’s uncles had threatened Shashank with a warning that if their relationship continued he would do something wrong with him. Shashank later distanced himself from the girl, as said by the victim’s father.
Shashank said in a statement that he gave to the police that, on Saturday around 8 am his father dropped him off outside the ACS college in Bengaluru in which he was pursuing engineering. But because there was no class scheduled on that day, he decided to go back to home which was in Rajeshwari Nagar but while walking near Rajeshwari Medical college at approximately 9:30 am a gang of 7 people came in Toyota Innova car, kidnapped him and fled away.
The gang included his uncle Mannu, and 6 other people. Shashank also told police that he was blindfolded and assaulted by his uncle while moving in the car. Then they took him to an abandoned place and allegedly soaked him in petrol and set him on fire.
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He somehow protected himself by rolling on the ground, covering himself in mud and managed to call one of his relatives Heera. He quickly arrived at the scene and took him to the hospital. The hospital reported the incident to the police as it fell under the category of a medico-legal case (MLC).
The Kumbalagodu police registered a case against Manu and the other six on charges of kidnapping, assault, and attempted murder. Soon after the incident, the family members of Manu allegedly fled from their residence in the Chamarajanagar district.
