Sangrur, Sept. 10 -- The family of Gulzar Singh, a Dalit labourer from Sangrur district, has demanded justice over his death and alleged that his last rites were carried out forcibly without their consent.

Gulzar Singh's son Lakhwinder Singh alleged that the administration conducted the cremation without the family's approval and that they were not allowed to see his father's face before the last rites.

He also demanded action against those responsible and urged Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema to intervene.

"The government forcibly carried out the last rites. They told us they would provide a job and other things, but we received nothing. I was in a state of depression. The police pressure was immense; it was the district p...