A 22-year-old youth allegedly set on fire alive near Hagarga village on the outskirts of Kalaburagi on Wednesday. The victim is undergoing treatment in the district hospital with about 40 % burns.
The victim was identified as Mohammad Nooruddin, resident of Millat Nagar who works at a saw mill in Gunj locality.
The incident occurred when Nooruddin was waiting for a bus near KCT College Bus Stand to reach his work place and a group of four members on two motorcycles approached him wanting to know the way to reach Inamdar College. They asked him to lead them to the college and rode with him on their motorcycles to an isolated area and set him on fire.
The police have recorded the statement of the victim. Nooruddin, according to the police, said that the accused picked him up and took him to an isolated place towards Hagarga village on the outskirts of the city and allegedly poured petrol on him and set him on fire before fleeing.
Fortunately, an autorickshaw driver who was passing by found Nooruddin and rushed him to the district hospital. A case has been registered at the M.B. Nagar Police Station limits.
