Khammam teen poisoned for spotting minor friend with married woman | Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: A 15-year-old boy died after he was allegedly given a cold drink laced with pesticide in Kalluru mandal of Khammam district. Police suspect that the class 10 student was poisoned by his 14-year-old friend and the latter’s 19-year-old woman companion, who the victim had spotted together recently. Fearing that the victim might make the news public, the duo allegedly poisoned him, resulting in his death on Nov 8.Both the accused have been arrested. “We produced both of them before a court for remand. The minor has been shifted to the juvenile home in Warangal, while the woman has been sent to the Sathupalli sub-jail. Further investigation is on,” said J Nagaraju, sub-inspector, Kalluru police station.Cops said that the deceased, resident of a village in Kalluru mandal, was studying at an SC gurukul school in Sathupalli, while the accused boy studied at a school in their native village. He is also in class 10.“On Oct 20, when the victim was visiting his village for the Dasara holidays, he allegedly spotted the two together in a room,” the police official said. The woman had married a year earlier but had been living separately from her husband for about six months. After being spotted, she and the 14-year-old allegedly feared that the victim would reveal their relationship and decided to eliminate him.The next day, the 14-year-old took the victim along and allegedly made him consume a cold drink mixed with pesticide, police said.Soon after consuming it, the boy developed a burning sensation in his throat, blisters in his mouth and an allergic reaction on his skin. When he confronted the duo, they allegedly admitted that the drink contained poison.The boy rushed home and alerted his family, who took him to a govt hospital in Khammam. As his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to MGM Hospital in Warangal. The teenager died there on Nov 8 (Sunday) while undergoing treatment.Following a complaint by the victim’s family, Kalluru police registered a case. The two accused were booked for murder and arrested.
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