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Killing of a priest in Rajasthan

Killing of Babu Lal Vaishnav
Date8 October 2020 (2020-10-08)
LocationRajasthan, India
SuspectsKailash Meena

In October 2020, Babu Lal Vaishnav, a 50-year-old Hindu temple priest was killed in Bukna village, Rajasthan. Kailash Meena allegedly burnt Vaishnav alive after Vaishnav tried to stop Meena from trespassing on land belonging to the village temple.

Incident

Vaishnav had around 5.2 acres of land which were given to him by the Radha Krishna temple trust as "Mandir Mafi" (for priestly duties in the temple). Vaishnav had planned to build a house on the land. He had the land leveled by an earth-mover to commence the construction of his house. The dominant Meena community disputed this and declared the land as their own. The conflict was taken to the village elders who ruled in favor of Vaishnav. But the accused, Kailash Meena started building his own hut on the land that the priest had leveled. This led to a fight. The priest before dying said six people including Kailash Meena poured petrol on him and set him on fire.

Arrests and compensation

The main accused Kailash Meena was arrested within 24 hours of the incident by the Rajasthan police. The family members of the priest demanded compensation of Rs 50 lakh and a government job and refused to cremate the body until their demands are met.

Reactions

The Chief minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot declared that the guilty won't be spared. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar claimed that "law and order have gone for a toss in Rajasthan". BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore attacked the Congress government in Rajasthan and claimed that neither the women nor the priests are safe in this state.

See also

References

  1. मोहर सिंह मीणा (Mohar Singh Meena) (9 October 2020). "राजस्थान में पुजारी को ज़िंदा जलाने की घटना, इलाज के दौरान पुजारी की मौत". BBC News.
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  3. ^ "Rajasthan Priest Burnt Alive; Attacked Over Land, He Said Before Dying". NDTV.com. 9 October 2020.
  4. "Rajasthan temple priest burnt alive: 'Dying testimony will be crucial in investigation'". The Times of India. 10 October 2020.
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  6. ^ Briti Roy Barman (10 October 2020). "Family refuses to perform last rites of Rajasthan priest who was burnt alive; Demands job". OneIndia.com.
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  8. "Rajasthan temple priest set afire over land issue dies in hospital". The Hindu. 9 October 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
  9. "Rajasthan temple priest murder: Victim's family refuses to perform last rites until demands met". Zee News. 10 October 2020.
  10. ^ Anand Mishra (10 October 2020). "BJP mounts attack on Cong after priest burnt to death in Rajasthan".
  11. "BJP MP slams Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Congress over the Priest burning incident in Rajasthan" (video). 9 October 2020.
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