Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A bizarre incident was reported from Madhya Pradesh’s Tikamgarh district, where a drunk man demanded half of his father’s dead body for the last rites following a dispute with his younger brother.
The incident is said to take place on Sunday in Lidhorataal village, about 45 km from the district headquarters. As soon as informed, the police arrived at the spot and intervened in the matter.
According to Jatara police station in-charge Arvind Singh Dangi, the deceased was identified as 84-year-old Dhyani Singh Ghosh. He had been living with his younger son Deshraj, and passed away after a prolonged illness.
When his elder son, Kishan, who lived outside the village, learnt about his father’s demise,. He arrived during the rituals of the last rites and created chaos at the scene.
The elder son Kishan insisted on performing the last rites. On the other hand, Deshraj claimed their father wanted him to handle his cremation.
As Kishan was under the influence of alcohol, the matter escalated into an argument. At the end, Kishan started demanding that their fathers’s body must be split in half so that both brothers could share it.
However, police took the matter under control and averted any sort of mishap.
