Villagers block road for hours on Chhatta-Govardhan route

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Press Trust of India Mathura
Last Updated : Jun 10 2013 | 11:35 PM IST
Traffic was affected for several hours on Chhatta-Govardhan route as some land-grabbers tried to take over the land where the body of a youth who was recently shot dead by a gang of criminals was cremated.
The blockade was lifted only after police assured the villagers that a memorial stone for Rajveer (20) would be laid on June 14 at the spot where he had been cremated.
Rajveer was cremated on June 6 in Sankhi Village of Chhatta Tahsil after he died due to gun-shot that he received during an attempt to nab a group of criminals.
"Full honours would be given to Rajveer who was shot dead by outlaws when he tried to nab them," Sub-Divisional Magistrate Ram Singh Gautam said.
Some land-grabbers had removed the ashes of Rajveer from the spot where he had been cremated, following which villagers staged their protest.
A case has been registered against the five persons who removed the ashes and tried to grab the land, police said.
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First Published: Jun 10 2013 | 11:35 PM IST

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