Family members of a temple priest who was burned alive over a land dispute in Rajasthan have refused to cremate his body till all their demands are met by the state government.
Family members of a temple priest who was burned alive over a land dispute in Rajasthan have refused to cremate his body till all their demands are met by state govt.
Family members of priest Babu Lal Vaishnav who was allegedly burned alive by a few people during a scuffle over a land dispute in Karauli district of Rajasthan have refused to cremate his body till all their demands are met by the state government.
SDM, Karauli, Om Prakash Meena said, “Family of Priest Babulal has put forth their demands. We will let govt know about their demands through senior officers. We are requesting them to perform last rites of the body, as it’s been 2 days since he died.”
The family has demanded a that the state government provide job to a family member, Rs 50 lac ex gratia, security to the family, the removal of SHO Sapotra, Patwari and the harshest punishment for the culprits.
The priest died due to burn injuries on Thursday night. The main accused, identified as Kailash Meena, has been arrested by the police and efforts are on to nab the other accused who attacked the priest and burned him alive.
According to an NDTV report, the temple priest had about 5.2 acres of land which belonged to the Radha Krishna temple trust in the village. However, the land was given to the head priest.
The land became a dispute after the priest, Babu Lal Vaishnav, had the land levelled as he wanted to build a plot for himself close to the land which was objected by a group of people. The other group claimed that the land was theirs.
Before succumbing to his injuries, the priest told the police that the accused set fire to his bales of bajra (millet), poured kerosene on him and set him on fire.