Kanigiri, October 08: While the case of a mother’s torture on her daughter Nartana in Nellore district is still afresh in the minds of people, a stepfather tortured a eight year old boy at Kanigiri.
The boy, Saleem, was admitted to the government hospital here. Reportedly, Saleem’s mother Sk Bibi of Kanigiri married SK Fareed Basha after her first husband Madarvali died three years ago. Basha, a welder at Pamuru, had two children from his earlier marriage.
Allegedly, Basha took to harassing Saleem and beat him on his head with a stick.
He also used to injure the boy with mosquito coils and cigarette butts. When the school authorities noticed burn injuries on the boy and complained to police, Bibi pleaded the police not to file a case on her husband.
However, the step father tortured the boy again last night and neighbours admitted the boy to hospital.
Circle inspector K Prakasa Rao informed that they are searching for the step father of the boy who is at large.
–Agencies