The Gundala police, in coordination with Transport Department officials facilitated the issuance of driving licences to 100 tribal youth from the village.
He was fatally attacked with an axe, resulting in his immediate death. The village is situated near a Naxalite-affected forest region along the inter-state border with Bastar in Chhattisgarh. Police teams from Perur and Venkatapuram arrived at the scene to assess the situation.
Sodi Nanda (17) from Usur area of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, belonging to Gutti Koya tribe, was admitted to NIMS with an arrow lodged in his chest.