Dalit's house torched in Kanpur, four children hospitalised
Express news service Posted: Nov 29, 2011 at 0435 hrs
Lucknow A dalit's house was allegedly set on fire, leaving four of his
teenaged children critically injured, in Kanpur while another dalit
was allegedly burnt to death in Kannauj district, on Monday. Both
incidents were reported to be fallout of the land disputes.
In Kanpur, DIG Rajesh Kumar Rai said a fire broke out in Hari Ram
Gautam's house at Sidhhanath Nagar locality early this morning when
three of his daughters - Maya (23) Mamta (19) and Sunita (17) - and
son Babu (22) were asleep inside. Gautam's wife Elaichi Devi, who was
sleeping outside the house, woke up after hearing screams of her
children and raised an alarm.
The locals somehow doused the flames, but the children had suffered
extensive burns by then. They were rushed to the Ursala Hospital where
the doctors confirmed that Maya had suffered over 70 per cent burns
and was critical. Elaichi Devi lodged a complaint with the Chakeri
police station alleging that Pappu Jaiswal of the same locality had
torched her house following a dispute over land.
Kanpur SP (City) East Kushahar said Gautam and Pappu, both, claimed
possession over a small piece of land, but neither had legal document
to prove ownership. Gautam lives separately in another house in the
same locality while his wife and children were staying at his parental
house.
Pappu, who was arrested, denied his involvement in the incident. The
police is investigating Elaichi Devi's claim that she had seen Pappu
and his associates running away after torching her house, Kushahar
added.
In Kannauj district, 75-year-old Ram Kishun Kori was burnt to death
after a fire broke out in his hutment in Thathia area this morning.
Kannauj Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajender Singh said Kori's
nephew Ahibaran has lodged a complaint alleging that his neighbour
Shiv Narain and latter's family members Akhilesh, Awadhesh and Ram
Shanker set his uncle's hutment on fire when he was asleep, causing
his death. The SP also said that Kori used to live alone since his
wife died about 10 years ago. He had no child and his nephew used to
look after him. Kori had two bighas of land and a dispute with
Ahibaran over the land was pending in court.
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