<p class="title">A Dalit farmer was burnt alive allegedly by four men in Bhopal district when he opposed their attempt to encroach on his land, a police official said on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident took place at Parsoria Ghatkhedi in Berasia tehsil on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kishorilal Jatav (70) succumbed to injuries before reaching the hospital, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have arrested all the four accused and booked them for murder. A special investigation team headed by Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Shau will probe the incident," Deputy Inspector General of police (Bhopal) Dharmendra Choudhary said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The accused were identified as Teeran Yadav, Prakash Yadav, Sanju Yadav and Balvir Yadav.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jatav protested when the four men tried to encroach on a piece of land leased by him, following which the accused allegedly set him on fire after pouring petrol on him, the DIG said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The family members of the victim rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan condemned the incident and said the culprits would not be spared.</p>.<p class="bodytext">State Home Minister Bhupendra Singh tweeted that "all attempts are being made to provide justice to the victim's family".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath termed the incident as "shocking and painful".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"When will the government stop atrocities against Dalits?" he asked.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nath also constituted a committee of Congress leaders Kailash Mishra and Asif Zaki, who have been asked to visit the farmer's family and submit a report. </p>
<p class="title">A Dalit farmer was burnt alive allegedly by four men in Bhopal district when he opposed their attempt to encroach on his land, a police official said on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident took place at Parsoria Ghatkhedi in Berasia tehsil on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kishorilal Jatav (70) succumbed to injuries before reaching the hospital, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have arrested all the four accused and booked them for murder. A special investigation team headed by Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Shau will probe the incident," Deputy Inspector General of police (Bhopal) Dharmendra Choudhary said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The accused were identified as Teeran Yadav, Prakash Yadav, Sanju Yadav and Balvir Yadav.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jatav protested when the four men tried to encroach on a piece of land leased by him, following which the accused allegedly set him on fire after pouring petrol on him, the DIG said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The family members of the victim rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan condemned the incident and said the culprits would not be spared.</p>.<p class="bodytext">State Home Minister Bhupendra Singh tweeted that "all attempts are being made to provide justice to the victim's family".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath termed the incident as "shocking and painful".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"When will the government stop atrocities against Dalits?" he asked.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nath also constituted a committee of Congress leaders Kailash Mishra and Asif Zaki, who have been asked to visit the farmer's family and submit a report. </p>