High Court Issues Key Directions in Rapthadu Schoolgirl Attack Case

A significant development has emerged in the case involving an attack on a Class 10 student with an electric saw at a Zilla Parishad High School in Rapthadu, Anantapur district. Following police firing on the legs of the accused, Hemanth, the Andhra Pradesh High Court directed the superintendent of the Anantapur Government Hospital and the police to take steps to preserve the amputated leg. The court also asked the authorities to file their responses to a supplementary petition seeking preservation of the removed limb.

Meanwhile, the High Court dismissed the petitioner's plea to implead School Education Department officials as respondents in the public interest litigation. The PIL was filed by Mangalagiri-based advocate Gunda Gopikrishna, seeking a CBI investigation into the police firing that resulted in injuries below Hemanth's knees. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Justice Lisa Gill and Justice Challa Gunaranjan issued the directions on Tuesday and adjourned the next hearing to December 30.