Family Refuses To Cremate Body

A day after a 53-year-old doctor was allegedly beaten to death here, his family members on Sunday said they would cremate the body only after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited them.

Eighteen hours have passed since Pramila Dixit, 45, and her daughter Neha, 20, died in their hut that was set on fire, allegedly by policemen, during an anti-encroachment drive in Kanpur Dehat. But their family has refused to cremate the bodies

The buried body of a villager was exhumed and cremated as per Hindu rituals by the authorities in Assam's Darrang district as locals refused to help his family with cremation due to social ostracisation owing to his inter-caste marriage 27 years ago.

A day after an advocate died by setting himself on fire blaming a sub-divisional magistrate and a police official, his family members, the legal fraternity and political leaders on Friday staged a demonstration outside the SDM office with his body.

Family members of a priest, who died due to burn injuries after he was attacked by a group of people over a land dispute in village in Rajasthan on Thursday night, have refused to perform the last rites of his body till all their demands are met by the state government.

Bodies of a woman and her pregnant daughter, who were found murdered, are lying on the roadside for the last four days at a remote village of Odisha's Kendrapara district as their family refuses to cremate them, police said on Wednesday.

Family members of a 69-year-old woman who died of COVID-19 in a private hospital here, refused to accept her body and cremate it, forcing the district administration to perform her last rites, said officials on Monday.

The BJP in West Bengal has called for a bandh on September 26, protesting the death of two students at Islampur in the Uttar Dinajpur district last Friday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is in Milan in Italy on a government trip, however, said the party won't be allowed to organise the shutdown. The BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swa...

The family of a BSF personnel who died in Pakistani firing at Chambliyal sector of Samba in Jammu, has refused to cremate his body. The family of sub inspector Rajneesh Kumar alleged no one from the state government or the local police came to convey their condolences or pay their homage to the soldier who gave his life for the country.

A 24-year-old woman was killed during a clash between two groups over a property dispute in a village here on Tuesday, prompting a protest by her family, who have refused to cremate the body till all the accused are arrested.

Shankar Bhaurao Chayare, the farmer from Yavatmal district of Maharashtra who committed suicide on Tuesday and blamed the Narendra Modi government for his decision was finally cremated on Thursday evening. Earlier the family had refused to accept the body and perform last rites till the government took responsibility for his death.

A 17-year-old girl was murdered allegedly by four boys from her village in Ballia, a district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, this morning. The family claims they had been stalking and harassing her for more than six months. They have refused to cremate the body till action is taken in the case.

A man was killed and over 20 policemen were injured in Rajasthan's Nagaur as clashes erupted yesterday during protests over the death of a gangster whose body has been kept in a freezer for nearly three weeks. Anand Pal Singh's family has refused to cremate him and demanded a CBI inquiry into his death in an encounter with the police on June 24.

It's been six days since a farmer committed suicide in Punjab's Lehra Bega, a small village about 20km from Bathinda city. The body of 70-year-old Jaswant Singh lay in a freezer. His relatives and members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) have refused to cremate him until his culprits are arrested. The protesting group wants the Punjab government ...

Constable Prem Sagar, one of the two soldiers killed and mutilated by Pakistan at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, was cremated early this morning, 11 hours after his body was brought to his village in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria. For several hours, the Border Security Force Jawan's family refused to cremate his body until it was show...

A day after a 53-year-old doctor was allegedly beaten to death here, his family members on Sunday said they would cremate the body only after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited them.

Eighteen hours have passed since Pramila Dixit, 45, and her daughter Neha, 20, died in their hut that was set on fire, allegedly by policemen, during an anti-encroachment drive in Kanpur Dehat. But their family has refused to cremate the bodies

The buried body of a villager was exhumed and cremated as per Hindu rituals by the authorities in Assam's Darrang district as locals refused to help his family with cremation due to social ostracisation owing to his inter-caste marriage 27 years ago.

A day after an advocate died by setting himself on fire blaming a sub-divisional magistrate and a police official, his family members, the legal fraternity and political leaders on Friday staged a demonstration outside the SDM office with his body.

Family members of a priest, who died due to burn injuries after he was attacked by a group of people over a land dispute in village in Rajasthan on Thursday night, have refused to perform the last rites of his body till all their demands are met by the state government.

Bodies of a woman and her pregnant daughter, who were found murdered, are lying on the roadside for the last four days at a remote village of Odisha's Kendrapara district as their family refuses to cremate them, police said on Wednesday.

Family members of a 69-year-old woman who died of COVID-19 in a private hospital here, refused to accept her body and cremate it, forcing the district administration to perform her last rites, said officials on Monday.

The BJP in West Bengal has called for a bandh on September 26, protesting the death of two students at Islampur in the Uttar Dinajpur district last Friday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is in Milan in Italy on a government trip, however, said the party won't be allowed to organise the shutdown. The BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swa...

The family of a BSF personnel who died in Pakistani firing at Chambliyal sector of Samba in Jammu, has refused to cremate his body. The family of sub inspector Rajneesh Kumar alleged no one from the state government or the local police came to convey their condolences or pay their homage to the soldier who gave his life for the country.

A 24-year-old woman was killed during a clash between two groups over a property dispute in a village here on Tuesday, prompting a protest by her family, who have refused to cremate the body till all the accused are arrested.

Shankar Bhaurao Chayare, the farmer from Yavatmal district of Maharashtra who committed suicide on Tuesday and blamed the Narendra Modi government for his decision was finally cremated on Thursday evening. Earlier the family had refused to accept the body and perform last rites till the government took responsibility for his death.

A 17-year-old girl was murdered allegedly by four boys from her village in Ballia, a district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, this morning. The family claims they had been stalking and harassing her for more than six months. They have refused to cremate the body till action is taken in the case.

A man was killed and over 20 policemen were injured in Rajasthan's Nagaur as clashes erupted yesterday during protests over the death of a gangster whose body has been kept in a freezer for nearly three weeks. Anand Pal Singh's family has refused to cremate him and demanded a CBI inquiry into his death in an encounter with the police on June 24.

It's been six days since a farmer committed suicide in Punjab's Lehra Bega, a small village about 20km from Bathinda city. The body of 70-year-old Jaswant Singh lay in a freezer. His relatives and members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) have refused to cremate him until his culprits are arrested. The protesting group wants the Punjab government ...

Constable Prem Sagar, one of the two soldiers killed and mutilated by Pakistan at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, was cremated early this morning, 11 hours after his body was brought to his village in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria. For several hours, the Border Security Force Jawan's family refused to cremate his body until it was show...