Minor boy found murdered in Andhra hostel

The body of an eight-year-old student was found in a pool of blood in one of the washrooms in premises of a hostel in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district on Tuesday. Police shifted the body to a hospital for autopsy.

Vijayawada:An eight-year-old student was found murdered in a government-run hostel in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district on Tuesday.

The body of Dasari Aditya, a Class 3 student, was found in a pool of blood in the washroom of a hostel, meant for the Backward Classes.

According to the police, some students found Aditya lying dead on the floor and alerted the hostel authorities, who then informed the police.

A police officer said the boy appeared to have a knife injury on the neck.

Police shifted the body to a hospital for autopsy.

A case has been registered and an investigation is underway.