<div>Two children, including a nine-month-old girl, of a Dalit family were burnt to death when members of an upper caste family set their house on fire in the early hours of Tuesday in Ballabhgarh, Faridabad district, Haryana. <br /><br />The incident is said to be an outcome of a caste feud between the Dalit family and the upper caste members of the same village. <br /><br />The Dalit family of four members was fast asleep on the intervening night of October 19 and 20 in the Sunperh village. At least 11 members of an upper-caste family took the opportunity to pour petrol all over their house and on the floor from under the door. <br />While the parents — Jitender, a medical representative, and Rekha — suffered serious burns, their children Vaibhav (2) and Divya died. Jitender and Rekha were referred to Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi. <br /><br />The police have registered a case 11 people. Three of the accused — Balwant, Dharam Singh and Kartar — have been arrested. <br /><br />The incident has its history in a murder that took place on October 5 last year in which the victim’s family was allegedly involved. <br /><br />The trigger <br /><br />The Dalit family, including their cousins and uncles, are alleged to have murdered three persons of the accused family, the police said. <br /><br />Vijay Kumar, Jitender’s brother, said: “It was a well planned murder and he is an eyewitness. The men poured petrol from under the door and the window where my sister-in-law, niece and nephew were sleeping.” <br /><br />An uneasy calm prevails in the village amid heavy police deployment. The hunt for the other accused is on, the police said.<br /><br />Expressing shock over the incident, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced a financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the victim’s family. <br /><br /></div>
<div>Two children, including a nine-month-old girl, of a Dalit family were burnt to death when members of an upper caste family set their house on fire in the early hours of Tuesday in Ballabhgarh, Faridabad district, Haryana. <br /><br />The incident is said to be an outcome of a caste feud between the Dalit family and the upper caste members of the same village. <br /><br />The Dalit family of four members was fast asleep on the intervening night of October 19 and 20 in the Sunperh village. At least 11 members of an upper-caste family took the opportunity to pour petrol all over their house and on the floor from under the door. <br />While the parents — Jitender, a medical representative, and Rekha — suffered serious burns, their children Vaibhav (2) and Divya died. Jitender and Rekha were referred to Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi. <br /><br />The police have registered a case 11 people. Three of the accused — Balwant, Dharam Singh and Kartar — have been arrested. <br /><br />The incident has its history in a murder that took place on October 5 last year in which the victim’s family was allegedly involved. <br /><br />The trigger <br /><br />The Dalit family, including their cousins and uncles, are alleged to have murdered three persons of the accused family, the police said. <br /><br />Vijay Kumar, Jitender’s brother, said: “It was a well planned murder and he is an eyewitness. The men poured petrol from under the door and the window where my sister-in-law, niece and nephew were sleeping.” <br /><br />An uneasy calm prevails in the village amid heavy police deployment. The hunt for the other accused is on, the police said.<br /><br />Expressing shock over the incident, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced a financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the victim’s family. <br /><br /></div>
