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After being set ablaze over land dispute, Dalit farmer dies Express News Service Posted: Sep 19, 2009 at 0329 hrs Junagadh A Dalit farmer, who had been set ablaze about a month ago at Mangalpur village of Keshod taluka in a rift over encroachment on village revenue land, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday. A group of eight people had poured kerosene on Ranabhai Rathod (48) and set him ablaze on August 23, when the farmer and his wife were at work in the disputed land. Rathod was first admitted in the Keshod government hospital in a serious condition, but was later shifted to the Jamnagar Civil Hospital. Since then, he had been under treatment at Jamnagar until his death, said the police. According to the Keshod police, deputy sarpanch Pola Khima, talati Kishor Bachu and six others were named as accused. The police arrested all the eight men, following a complaint lodged by the victim. An offence was registered under Sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 114 (helping each other in committing crime) of the Indian Penal Code, and under the provisions of Atrocity Act. They were incarcerated in Junagadh jail when a Keshod court granted them bail on Tuesday, said the police, adding that now, it is a case of murder. “We have already submitted a report to the Keshod court about this new development. Now, the court will decide the fate of the accused,” said a police official, adding, “Once the accused get bail, they can be arrested again only after the court issues an arrest warrant against them.” Meanwhile, following Rathod’s death, the situation in the village is tense, and adequate police force has been deployed to prevent any untoward incident, said sources. ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
