Teen dies after classmate pours petrol, sets him ablaze in Andhra Pradesh

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A teen was burnt alive allegedly by his classmates, who poured petrol on him and set him on fire this morning in Andhra Pradesh's Bapatla district..

The victim, identified as Uppala Amarnath, was a student of Class 10 and was on his way to tuition around 7 am when he was attacked by his friend Venkateshwar Reddy and others...

As Amaranth was set on fire, he screamed for help, alerting the locals, who immediately doused the flames and rushed him to the hospital with serious burn injuries..

In his statement to the police, Amarnath named Venkateshwar Reddy and two others as his attackers...

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