Lucknow, Nov 06: Seven members of a tribal family, including four women, were severely beaten up and burnt alive in their house by some Dalits in a village in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh today. Ten persons belonging to Pasi (Dalit) caste raided the house of one Ganga Ram Kanjar in village Fatehpur Chaurasi in the wee hours and after beating up the inmates set ablaze the house killing them, according to an FIR lodged with police.

The incident is believed to be a sequel to the dispute between the two groups over grazing of goats, reports said.

Senior police officials have reached the spot.

Bureau Report