Hyderabad, Nov. 4 -- The Andhra Pradesh high court on Wednesday sought a detailed report from the state police department on the circumstances surrounding the shooting of Hemanth alias Dummu, accused in the chainsaw attack on a Class 10 girl student at a government school in Anantapur district, and directed police to explain the subsequent handling of the injured man, people aware of the matter said.

A division bench headed by Chief Justice Lisa Gill, which was hearing arguments over a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in connection with the police firing on Hemanth, asked the police department to submit an affidavit explaining the circumstances surrounding the firing and the subsequent developments in the case.

The high court benc...