Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Man Cremated at Rajasthan School After Lock Was Broken
A 20-year-old man named Babu died after a tractor hit him as he walked home.
On Sunday, his family and other people took his body to a government school in Dudu.
They cremated him near a shed behind the school.
The school principal said the group broke a lock to get inside, even though a guard tried to stop them.
The group said the land had once been used as a cremation ground by their community.
School authorities said the land belonged to the school and disputed that claim.
Police arrived while the cremation was underway, and an argument followed.
A local official ordered an inquiry, and police were told to consider legal action over the entry.
A 20-year-old man was cremated on the grounds of Swami Vivekananda Government Model School in Dudu on Sunday.
The man, identified as Babu, reportedly died after a tractor hit him while he was walking home.
The school principal said a group entered with the body after breaking open a lock, despite a guard’s efforts to stop them.
The group said the land had once been used as a community cremation ground; school authorities disputed that claim.
Dudu officials ordered an inquiry and said police had been instructed to take legal action over the forced entry.
- Who
- Babu, his family members and other people from his community; school staff and police were also involved.
- What
- A group cremated Babu on the premises of a government school after allegedly breaking open its lock.
- When
- Sunday; the principal said the group arrived around 2 pm.
- Where
- Swami Vivekananda Government Model School in Dudu, Rajasthan, near Jaipur.
- Why
- Babu had died after a tractor hit him. The group said the land had previously served as their community’s cremation ground, a claim disputed by school authorities.
Community’s account
School and local officials’ account
Land’s past use
Community’s account
The people involved said the land had previously been used as a cremation ground by their community.
School and local officials’ account
School authorities rejected the claim; the principal said no cremation had taken place there for 18 years, and a municipal councillor said there was no revenue record supporting the claim.
Use of school premises
Community’s account
The group brought Babu’s body to the school and carried out the cremation there.
School and local officials’ account
School officials and the municipal councillor said the land was recorded in the school’s name and that cremations were carried out at a public place near a mortuary instead.
- Deceased
- Babu, a 20-year-old resident of Mal Ki Dhani
- Reported cause of death
- A tractor hit him while he was walking home
- School
- Swami Vivekananda Government Model School
- Location
- Dudu, Rajasthan, near Jaipur
- Reported time of entry
- Around 2 pm on Sunday, according to the school principal
- School land record
- The principal said the land had been recorded in the school’s name in 2008
- Official response
- The Dudu SDM directed the tehsildar to conduct an inquiry and said police were instructed to take legal action over the alleged forced entry