CHERUKUPALLI: A 15-year-old boy was found charred to death under mysterious circumstances at Cherukupalli village in Bapatla district on Friday morning, police said.
The incident is said to have occurred when the class 10 student had gone to attend tuition classes at 6 am.
A senior district police official said they are still investigating the case to ascertain whether the death was due to self-immolation or murder.
"That boy died of burns. We are registering a case. It is still not clear what exactly happened," Bapatla district Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal told PTI.
Meanwhile, the police have picked up a person, who is believed to have had an affair with the victim's sister and are interrogating him.
The boy was found dead in a remote place where there was no CCTV surveillance, they said.