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Dalit woman burnt alive in M.P.

Harda (MP): An elderly Dalit woman was burnt alive allegedly by three members of an upper caste community over a dispute on fetching water from a village hand pump. Prembai, 55, suffered 80 per cent burns as she was set ablaze on Tuesday, Abhishek Ranjan, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, said on Friday. The incident took place at Harda’s Kantada village where Prembai was stopped from using the village hand pump by three upper caste persons, Ranjan said.

A quarrel erupted as she refused to budge, following which Hiralal, Dinesh and Rajendra allegedly set her on fire, he said adding Prembai succumbed to burn injuries on Wednesday.

The incident came to light on Friday when Kantada villagers, along with her body, held demonstrations in front of the Harda Collectorate demanding action against the accused.

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