Upper Caste Villagers Refuse to Give Land for Pampore Martyr's Funeral

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News Digest: Upper Caste Villagers Refuse to Give Land for Pampore Martyr's Funeral
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First published: June 27, 2016, 8:40 AM IST | Updated: 5 hours ago

8 CRPF Jawans were martyred in the attack on a convoy in Pampore.
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Upper caste villagers refuse to give land for Pampore martyr's funeral

A display of caste prejudice halted the funeral of constable Vir Singh, one of the eight martyred CRPF jawans, at his village in UP's Shikohabad, report Arvind Chauhan and D M Sharma.Upper caste villagers allegedly refused to allow public land to be used for the cremation of Singh, who was from the Nat (acrobats) community. It was only after the intervention of district officials that a 10x10 metre plot was given for Singh's last rites.


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If there is truth here, i want government to send the army to shoot all the people who opposed, let that be lesson to everyone, Nation comes first.