Saturday, June 26, 2010

Family boycotted for refusal to give death feast

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In a shocking incident, a local panchayat (village council) in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan has ordered a village to boycott a family for not organising a customary feast on the death of a member, police said Thursday.

As directed by a lower court, a complaint was filed Wednesday by Ramesh Chand Jatav, a resident of Nagla Bandh Bhagatpura, against 25-30 villagers, including panchayat members, a police official told IANS.

'He said these people were forcing his family members to organise a 'mrityu bhoj' (death feast) after the demise of his mother in April,' the official said. Read More................Family boycotted for refusal to give death feast

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