"I would kill him myself."These were the words of the angry schoolgirl who was injured while trying to save her friend during a chainsaw attack inside their classroom in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district last week. Expressing fury over the police taking the accused to hospital after shooting him during his arrest, she questioned why he was being given medical treatment."How can the police let him receive treatment?" she asked, insisting that the accused, Hemanth, should not have been taken to hospital after sustaining bullet injuries during the police operation.She went on to declare that she would kill him herself if given an opportunity. "Even if they didn't kill him, I will kill him myself.
He did this to my friend. The police took him to the hospital and gave him treatment.
How can they do that?" she said, repeatedly questioning why the accused had been provided medical care.Recounting the incident, the girl said Hemanth arrived at the school around 10.30 am when the gates were open. She said she had closed the school gate as usual, but the teachers had kept it open as they needed to move in and out of the premises.
Hemanth was shot and arrested by the police on Sunday after he attacked two Class 10 students with a chainsaw inside their classroom at a government school in Raptadu on October 31.According to Anantapur Superintendent of Police Jagadeesh, the police had been searching for the accused since Saturday and received information on Sunday evening that he was hiding on the outskirts of a forest area.Following the tip-off, 15 police teams were formed, with two teams deployed to the forest area to apprehend him.When police personnel approached Hemanth, he was allegedly in an intoxicated state and carrying a knife. Despite being warned and warning shots being fired into the air, he allegedly continued to resist and attacked a police inspector, injuring him.The police subsequently opened fire to bring him under control.
Around six rounds were fired, including warning shots, the SP said.Hemanth sustained bullet injuries to the lower part of his body and was shifted to the Government General Hospital in Anantapur for treatment. The exact extent of his injuries was yet to be ascertained.GIRL CRITICALLY INJURED IN CHAINSAW ATTACKThe attack took place on October 31 when Hemanth allegedly barged into a classroom at the government school in Raptadu and attacked two Class 10 students with a chainsaw.One of the girls suffered critical injuries, including the loss of her right hand, deep wounds and multiple fractures.
She was initially treated at a local hospital before being shifted to an advanced medical facility through a green corridor for further treatment. Her condition was reported to be stable.The girl who spoke to India Today TV was injured while attempting to protect her classmate.Anantapur Rural Sub-Divisional Police Officer K Ashwin Manideep had earlier said the attacker was allegedly a relative of one of the girls.The motive behind the attack is yet to be established by the authorities.Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed shock and anger over the attack, describing it as barbaric.
He said he was personally monitoring the critically injured girl's recovery and had directed the medical team to provide her with the highest-priority care.Naidu also directed the police to track down the accused and ensure that he received the harshest legal punishment.- Ends