Jodhpur, Rajasthan: In an incident that has sparked public outrage, a 20-year-old woman was burnt alive in her village near Jodhpur Rajasthan.
The victim, Lalita, was reportedly protesting against cutting of trees in her farm for the construction of a road near the village. A police complaint has been lodged, a revenue official is amongst the 10 people named.
According to reports, a group of villagers attacked her, poured petrol on her and set her on fire. She died in hospital this morning.
"The dispute was over a road, my sister was opposing it...they poured petrol on her and set her on fire," said the woman's brother, Vidyadhar.
The police say they are investigating allegations that the head of her village, Ranveer Singh, and revenue official Om Prakash were involved in the incident.
Police officer Suresh Chaudhary told the news agency ANI: "The sarpanch and other people poured petrol on her and burnt her alive. The body is in the mortuary. We will arrest the accused soon, after a fair investigation."