Hyderabad, Oct 5 (PTI) A 22-year-old man was set ablaze allegedly by a group of villagers in Medak district of Telangana after being accused of trying to steal a two-wheeler along with another person, police said on Sunday.

The incident occurred in Vadiyaram village on the intervening night of October 3-4 and the condition of the man, who is undergoing treatment in a state-run hospital in Hyderabad, is stated to be critical, they said.

The duo had come to the village on their two-wheeler and parked it. When they unknowingly tried to take another two-wheeler, a group of people in the village caught them and beat them up alleging that they were attempting to steal the vehicle. Show Full Article

Later, some of them tied the 22-year-old man to an electric pole with a rope and poured petrol

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