Beaten by seniors, Class 6 student attempts suicide in Mahabubabad

A Class student studying at Ashram (ST Boys) School at Gudur in Mahabubabad district allegedly attempted suicide by consuming a tonic used to treat skin diseases after he was beaten up by senior students at the school.

The 11-year-old student, Eesam Rudhwik, was rushed to the Government General Hospital in Mahabubabad after



first-aid at the local primary health centre in the afternoon hours on Saturday. He belongs to Tirumalagandi village of Kothaguda mandal in the district.

He complained that he was being beaten by Class 10 students every day; he was also beaten during lunch hours on Saturday and unable to bear the torture, he consumed the tonic.