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Harassed by strongman, Dalit farmer sets himself on fire at police station

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April 16, 2017

Bijnor, Apr 16: A 42-year-old Dalit farmer set himself ablaze inside a police station after cops reportedly did not help him regain his land which was allegedly forcibly grabbed by a local strongman. The incident was reported from Mandawar police station on Saturday afternoon.mof2

Police said the farmer sustained 55% burn injuries and was rushed to the district hospital from where he was referred to Safdarjung hospital in New Delhi.

According to reports, Dharamveer Singh was being harassed by one Uday Chauhan who had forcibly acquired his land in Khadar area. Dharamveer had been frequenting the police station for last one year, but his repeated pleas were ignored by cops. On Saturday afternoon, while Samadhaan Diwas was being observed at the police station, Dharamveer reached there and had an argument with cops regarding his case. Soon after, he came back with kerosene oil and set himself ablaze.

"I am a resident of Rajarampur village and had about eight bighah of agriculture land in Khaddar area across the Ganga river. Uday Chauhan grabbed my land forcibly. I had filed complaint against him several times and had been frequenting police station for a year. When police did not feel my pain, I decided to end my life," Dharamveer told reporters at the district hospital.

Circle officer Asit Shrivastava said, "Ganga has been changing its course every year. Due to this, it was very hard to trace the original holdings of all farmers. To justify ownership of the farmers, a survey is being currently conducted. Police have initiated an inquiry into the matter."

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June 7,2020

Behrampur, Jun 7: A migrant labourer spent two days in jungle after allegedly being denied entry to a quarantine centre and his village in Behrampur.

According to a local from the village, no one helped the labourer. "He came from Chennai. He went to the police and block office but no one helped. Then, he went to the jungle."

Later, the police took him to the quarantine centre.

As per the Union Health Ministry, there are 2,608 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Odisha, including 996 active cases, 1,604 recovered/discharged/migrated and 8 deaths.

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March 3,2020

Panipat, Mar 3: A 22-year-old man was charred to death after he came in contact with a live electricity wire while posing for a TikTok video near the Matlaudha railway station here, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place on Monday evening when Vikas, a resident of Dharamgarh village, climbed a pole over which the wire was passing and posed for the video, police said.

His three friends were standing below when the accident took place.

Vikas came in contact with the wire carrying 25,000 volts current and was burnt, police said.

Police have sent the body for a post-mortem and started investigation into the matter.

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February 11,2020

Mumbai, Feb 11: A 65-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her husband over debt and illness in suburban Powai here, police said on Tuesday.

The incident came to light when Sheela Ajit Lad was found dead by her neighbours at Sukh Shanti Co-operative Society at around 9.30 pm on Monday, an official said.

The victim was allegedly killed by her husband Ajit Lad, who hit her on the head with a heavy object, slit her wrists and strangled her to death, he said.

The accused absconded at around 7.30 pm, leaving a note at the crime scene, saying he was going to commit suicide and had killed his wife because he was heavily in debt and she was suffering from an ailment, the official said.

The childless couple lived alone in the apartment, he added.

"On the basis of the note, we have registered a case of murder against Ajit Lad and have launched a manhunt for him. We have not traced him or found his body as he had mentioned suicide in the note," deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Zone X Ankit Goyal said.

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