The Tribune, January 30, 2003

‘Barati’ found tied to electric pole
Our Correspondent

Rewari, January 29
Close on the heels of the gruesome murder of a young rickshaw-puller, Lal Singh, who was allegedly stoned to death and whose body was then thrown into a village field near here by unidentified killers on the night of January 14, another grisly murder of a young ‘barati’ (member of a marriage party) has now been reported from Lisan village under Jatusana police station of the district.

It has been reported that Bhagwan Yadav, son of Chet Ram Yadav, resident of Dehlawas Gulabpura village, joined a marriage party which proceeded on January 22 towards Lisan village from Bhankli village where the wedding of the daughter of Dharam Pal Yadav was solemnised. Subsequently, the marriage party, along with the bride, returned to Bhankli village. But when Bhagwan Yadav failed to return home his worried family sent his brother first to Bhankli and then to Lisan to make inquiries in this regard. In the meantime, when Santosh Yadav, daughter-in-law of Dharam Pal Yadav, went to their fields to fetch fodder next morning she found the body of a young man tied to an electric pole. Soon, the others got wind of the matter and the body was identified as that of Bhagwan Yadav. The police have registered a case of murder under Section 302 of the IPC. But even after five days, they are still clueless about the killers. Besides, the motive for the murder is also proving to be a tough nut to crack.