Dalit family was protesting for hours at the Harda district collectorate in Madhya Pradesh but no one was ready to hear them out.
Their 55-year-old family member Prema Bai was allegedly burnt alive by her Dalit neighbours after an altercation over who would fill water first from the only hand pump in the locality.
''My mother had a fight over filling water. The neighbours and the villagers poured kerosene over her and burnt her,'' says Prema's daughter Purnima.
The families of the accused and the victim have a long history of rivalry and have often fought over water.
The police haven't filed an FIR yet. It was only after the protest that they ordered an inquiry.
''We are investigating the case on the basis of the family's complaint. Action will be taken once the inquiry is over,'' says Abhishek Rajan, SDPO, Harda.
With water becoming more and more scarce in the entire state, fight over it is becoming a day-to-day affair
Courtesy:ndtv.com
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