Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
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19-year-old engineering student sustained third degree burn injuries after he was allegedly abducted and set on fire by a group of men over a issue over love affair in Kumbalagodu on Saturday.
The victim has been identified as Shashank,son of Ranganath and a resident of RR Nagar.
Initial probe revealed that he had been in relationship with her relative from Mysuru.The girl parents who got to know about this objected strongly and warned Shashank to stay away from her .
On Tuesday the girl had visited Bengaluru and Shashank met her and even took her home.The family of the girl who came to know about this visited the house of Shashank and created ruckus,assaulted him and took away the girl.
The police suspect that the family members of the girl allegedly abducted Shashank on Saturday while he was waiting for the bus to return home from college .
The accused gang led by his uncle and seven others took him to an isolated place near toll gate in Kumbalagodu,blindfolded and gagged his mouth , assaulted before tying his hands and legs.
They poured petrol substance on him before he was set on fire and escaped .
Shashank raised alarm and rolled on the grounds to put out the fire.He called his friends and informed about the incident.They rushed to the spot and took him to victoria hospital for treatment.
The Kumbalagodu police have registered a case of attempt to murder against the accused and efforts are on to track down the accused who are presently on the run.
