UP Violence: Lovepreet Singh's family refused to cremate him until they were given the autopsy report.
One of the young victims of the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri on Sunday was a 19-year-old farmer. Lovepreet Singh, in his dying moments, called his father from his hospital bed and begged him to come quickly.
By the time his family reached, it was too late.
Lovepreet Singh and three more farmers were among the eight killed in Sunday's violence during a protest against Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra's visit. Four farmers were run over by a car in the minister's convoy. Later, there were clashes and cars were burnt at the spot.
Farmers allege that car was being driven by the minister's son, Ashish Mishra. The UP police have filed a case against him.
Weeping next to his body in a glass casket, his family today refused to cremate him until they were given the autopsy report and a copy of the FIR against Ashish Mishra. A large number of relatives and neighbours sat next to the body, waiting.
"My son was crushed under a car...They have not taken any action against the person responsible. The administration is trying to cover up," said Lovepreet's father Satnam Singh.
Lovepreet's two sisters mourned their only brother, his body in a glass casket since Sunday. He had left home saying he was heading out for a good cause.
"When they took him to hospital, he called, I said 'Beta, how are you'. He said 'Papa, main theek hoon. Jaldi aa jao (I am ok. Please come quickly)'. I said we are on our way. But when we reached Lakhimpur Kheri he had died," said Lovepreet's father.
Amid rising anger over the incident, the minister and his son have both denied being present at the Lakhimpur Kheri site.
A viral video, apparently of the incident, has surfaced and has been tweeted by BJP MP Varun Gandhi and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, among others.
The video apparently shows the horrifying moment when an SUV drove into a group of protesters from behind and crushed many of them.
Reports suggest the post-mortem report of all eight bodies has revealed the cause of death as injuries, shock and brain haemorrhage.
Families have demanded action based on the videos that have emerged after the incident.