4 burnt alive as hut catches fire

Medak: Four members of a family were burnt alive in Marivelli village of Alladurgam mandal on Thursday night after their hut caught fire. The victims Bicham Lakshmi (33), her mother Chandramma (55), daughter Pochamma (7) and son Mogalaiah (nine months) were asleep when a fire broke out accidentally.

Lakshmi’s husband Pentaiah had gone to perform ‘Burrakatha’. They belong to the ‘Buduga Gajangam’community. His father-in-law, Narsimhulu, had come to the village along with Chandramma. She had gone to the hut to enquire about their family’s welfare and stayed back. Pentaiah and Lakshmi originally belonged to Peddapuram village in the same mandal. They shifted to Marivelli and have been living there for the last 15 years. Villagers rushed to put out the fire, but in vain. All the four were reduced to ashes, even before the Fire Services personnel could reach the spot. Medak RDO Vanajadevi collected details of the gruesome incident. She handed over Rs 4,000 as funeral expenses.