Neeraj BaliChandigarh, Sept. 8 -- The controversy over the death of Sangrur resident Gulzar Singh deepened on Tuesday after his funeral at Toor Banjara village descended into protests, with his family alleging that police and the administration tried to proceed with the cremation without their consent, even as the National Commission for Scheduled Castes sought an action-taken report remation ground showed a heavy police presence and an agitated crowd. In one sequence, villagers could be seen moving towards the funeral pyre and removing wooden logs as police personnel stood nearby.
Disputing that the family had consented to the cremation, Singh's wife told reporters that "They did not get any signature from me, nor did they take my thumb i...