India, Nov. 4 -- Two farm labourers from Madhya Pradesh, including a 16-year-old boy, were burnt alive in Gujarat's Amreli district after the pickup van they were sleeping in was set on fire around midnight over a payment dispute, police said.

The complainant in the case, Kamlesh Badhel, told police that his son and 21-year-old nephew were trapped inside the van and died in the blaze.

Police said the accused, Vinod Dodiyar, and his relative, Raju Dodiyar, took petrol from a motorcycle and poured it on the van before setting it afire.

Police said Vinod Dodiyar had purchased the van on instalments from a man named Riteshsinh and owed him Rs.30,000. After a dispute, Riteshsinh handed the vehicle to his friend Kamlesh. The refusal to retur...