Bail pleas of eight persons who set ablaze truck dismissed

A Karimnagar court today dismissed the bail pleas of eight persons accused of setting ablaze a truck and attacking policemen at a village in Rajanna Sircilla district.

Additional Sessions Judge G Srinivasulu refused to grant any relief to the accused who had on July 2 set ablaze a truck which was involved in a road accident, causing the death of a person, and allegedly attacked policemen.

Three cases were registered against the accused, Vemulawada Sub-Divisional Police Officer Avadhanula Chandrasekhar said.

They set ablaze the truck in which the driver and others were present and also tried to attack and kill policemen who tried to intervene, the police official said.