In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old man was allegedly strangled to death in Rajasthan's Dausa district for trying to stop three men from applying colour on him ahead of Holi, police said on Thursday.
According to official, the incident took place in Ralwas village on Wednesday evening when Ashok, Bablu and Kaluram came to the local library to apply colour on Hansraj, who was preparing for competitive exams.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Dinesh Agarwal said, "As Hansraj refused to be smeared with colours, the trio kicked him and thrashed him with belts, before one of them strangled him to death," as quoted by PTI.
The angry family members and villagers later staged a protest with Hansraj's body and blocked the national highway in the area, which continued till 1 am on Thursday night.
The protesters demanded a compensation of Rs 50 lakh to Hansraj's family, a government job to one member of the family, and immediate arrest of the accused trio.
The body was finally removed from the highway after police assurance.
