A man allegedly assaulted a family when they chided him for not wearing a mask. It happened in Rentachintala, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh on July 3. A 19-year-old girl was allegedly assaulted by the accused died during treatment.??
The deceased girl is Karnati Fatima. The accused's name Annapureddy Mallikharjuna. Few days before it happened, Mallikharjuna and his brother asked Fatima's father why he was not wearing a mask.?
Following this, Fatima's mother questioned Mallikharjuna and asked him why he was not wearing a mask even as he was walking around the village. Mallikharjuna allegedly took an offence to the same and started arguing with Fatima's mother.?
Eventually, the accused man and his allies started assaulting Fatima's parents with sticks. When Fatima saw that the accused was raining blows on her parents, she rushed to rescue them and made an attempt to stop them, The Times of India reported. .?
However, Fatima was hit with a stick on her head by the accused and she collapsed on the spot. The 19-year-old woman was rushed to a hospital as she had a serious injury. The woman was died around 1 week after the incident due to internal bleeding.?
The police registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and arrested four men for their involvement in the case. ???