Son Burns Father Alive Over Land Dispute in UP's Etawah

• An only son in Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh, brutally murdered his elderly father by burning him alive.
• The victim, 78-year-old farmer Munnalal, was beaten unconscious before being set on fire with wood, a quilt, and clothes.
• The partially burned body was discovered on January 26 in his tubewell shed, with about 90% of it reduced to ashes.
• The son, Gajraj Singh, initially tried to mislead police by reporting his father's death and filing a case against unknown assailants.
• Investigation revealed Gajraj murdered his father over a dispute regarding selling a portion of Munnalal's 45 bighas of agricultural land.