Tirupati: Woman burns son with hot iron rod

Tirupati: The mother of a seven-year-old boy has scalded him with a hot iron rod for meeting his father. 

The incident took place at Sulluru village near Sullurupeta in Nellore district on Saturday. The incident came to light on Sunday when the boy’s father lodged a complaint with the police. According to the police, P. Prasanth and P. Krishna Kumari had separated after a son, was born. The boy had met his father recently, and so the mother burnt him with the rod.