UP: 35 Dalit Houses Allegedly Torched By Gram Pradhan In ‘Revenge’
Sitapur: Two children have died in a horrific incident when several houses of a Dalit colony were allegedly set ablaze by the Gram Pradhan in Daheliya Patti village of Sitapur, Uttar pradesh.
The incident occurred on Monday in which around 35 Dalit houses were set on fire.
According to the victims, Kamlesh Verma wanted Dalits of his locality to vote for him in Gram Panchayat polls. He also threatened the Dalits of setting ablaze their houses in case they vote for someone else.
Daheliya Patti Gram Panchayat went for election on November 27, 2015 and on December 15, 2015, Kamlesh Verma got re-elected as the Gram Pradhan of Daheliya Patti.
“He set afire agricultural waste in his land nearby our colony. We asked him not to do that as we feared our houses would catch fire but he didn’t listen,” said mother of a victim.
8-year-old Suryanshi and 4-year-old Mukesh have lost their life in the incident.
“He threatened us before election of setting ablaze our houses if we don’t vote for him. He has done this out of revenge,” said a villager.
Police said they are investigating the matter.
Source: Ab Live
