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Man Arrested for Allegedly Cooking Meat on Funeral Pyre
A man’s father died in a village in Uttar Pradesh.
His family and neighbors performed the funeral and went home.
Later, Veerpal returned to the cremation ground.
He allegedly saw three men cooking meat on the burning funeral pyre.
The police were called and came to the site.
They arrested one man named Surendra.
The other two men ran away.
Police have not stated why the men allegedly cooked meat there.
Police arrested Surendra after he was allegedly found cooking meat on a burning funeral pyre in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
The incident occurred at a cremation ground outside Natthapur village under the Puwayan police station area.
The pyre belonged to the father of a man identified as Veerpal.
Veerpal allegedly found three men cooking meat in a utensil on the pyre on Sunday evening.
Police said two of the men fled while a team arrested Surendra at the site.
- Who
- Surendra was arrested; two other alleged participants fled. The funeral was for Veerpal’s father.
- What
- Three men were allegedly found cooking meat on a burning funeral pyre.
- Where
- At a cremation ground outside Natthapur village in Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, under the Puwayan police station area.
- When
- The incident was reported to have occurred on Sunday evening; police announced the arrest on Monday.
- Why
- The articles do not state why the men allegedly cooked meat on the funeral pyre.
Key facts
- Arrested person
- Surendra
- Other suspects
- Two associates reportedly fled the site
- Reported incident
- Meat was allegedly being cooked on a burning funeral pyre
- Deceased person’s family
- The pyre belonged to Veerpal’s father
- Location
- Cremation ground outside Natthapur village, Shahjahanpur district
- Police official quoted
- Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Diksha Bhavre
- Reported timing
- Sunday evening
Quotes
Diksha Bhavre
Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) in Shahjahanpur
“When Veerpal went to the cremation site on Sunday evening, he found three men allegedly cooking meat in a utensil on his father’s burning funeral pyre”
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