Upper castes insult martyred CRPF jawan, refuse to give land for his funeral

Agra/Firozabad, Jun 27: In a shocking display of class prejudice, villagers in martyred constable Vir Singh's village in Nagla Kewal in Shikohabad, Firozabad district refused to allow public land to be used for the cremation.

Vir Singh was one of the eight CRPF jawans killed in the militant attack in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

Gram Pradhan, Vijay Singh of Kanthari Gram Panchayat said: "In the morning, the local villagers had raised objections over martyred soldier's family's demand to cremate his body on public land and then erect a statue of him.

But later, after long hours of talk with SDM, the villagers agreed to respect the family demand." Even after that, only a 10*10 metre land was given for the funeral.

Vir Singh's family is obviously shocked with this apathy, where caste considerations eclipsed respect towards a slain jawan.

Vir Singh was the sole bread earner of his family and had joined the CRPF in 1981. His family stays in a one room home with a tin shed as a roof and he has three children who are still studying.

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But Soon it will be abolished by Our Dalit Force .

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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