Rapthadu Case: AP HC Orders Preservation Of Accused's Amputated Leg
The AP HC on Tuesday directed the Anantapur Government Hospital Superintendent and police to take steps to preserve the amputated leg of the Rapthadu attack case accused Hemanth.
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed the Anantapur Government Hospital Superintendent and District Police officials to take steps to preserve the amputated leg of Hemanth, the accused in the attack on a Class 10 girl student with an electric saw at Rapthadu ZP High School .
The court directed officials to file a counter on the supplementary petition filed by the petitioner seeking preservation of the removed leg. The court also dismissed the implead petition filed by the petitioner seeking to add education department officials as respondents in the case.
The next hearing was adjourned to December 30.
The orders were passed by a bench comprising Chief Justice Justice Lisa Gill and Justice Challa Gunarajan. Advocate Gunda Gopikrishna from Mangalagiri had filed a PIL in the High Court seeking a CBI probe into the police firing on Hemanth below his knees.
The accused, who is currently undergoing treatment at Anantapur Government Hospital, fell from his hospital bed on Monday. Police personnel on duty immediately alerted the doctors. After examining him, the doctors found that his blood pressure and pulse rate had dropped and he was also experiencing breathing difficulties. A four-member team of doctors is closely monitoring his health condition.
