A man allegedly beat his seven-year-old son with an iron rod before branding his body with a hot spatula for tearing the seat of an autorickshaw at Vommangi village in Prathipadu mandal of Kakinada district. The boy survived with multiple burns on his body, mostly on his left cheek.
“Accused Chandranna brutally beat up his son for tearing the cover of an autorickshaw in their street. The boy was admitted to the Government General Hospital, Kakinada, after first aid was administered at the Government Hospital, Prathipad. The boy’s mother had died a few years ago,” Prathipad Sub-Inspector S. Lakshmi Kantham told The Hindu.
The accused, a daily wage labourer, is absconding. The police have registered a case and the investigation is ongoing.
Published – 04 Apr 2026 22:19 IST
