40-year-old Haryana man set afire, dies; family says accused part of farmers' protest

The man, belonging to Kasra village of Bahadurgarh in Haryana, died of burn injuries after four men allegedly sprinkled some inflammable material over him and set him afire, police said on Thursday.

A 40-year-old man from Kasra village of Bahadurgarh in Haryana died of burn injuries after four men allegedly sprinkled some inflammable material over him and set him afire, police said on Thursday. Family of the victim, identified as Mukesh Kumar, has alleged that four accused are part of the farmers' protest at Tikri border near Delhi, police said. According to the complaint lodged by Mukesh's brother with the police, four men, who he alleged are part of the ongoing farmers' agitation at the Tikri border, set Mukesh on fire on Wednesday evening. Mukesh's brother also said in his complaint that the four accused were in an inebriated state at the time of the incident, police said.