2 children killed as Dalit family set ablaze in Haryana village

CHANDIGARH: ​A group of upper caste Rajput men allegedly poured petrol on and set on fire a Dalit family of four, killing two children and leaving their parents with serious burns in Sumped village in Faridabad on Tuesday morning. The children, two-and-a-half-year-old Vaibhav and nine-month-old succumbed to burns, while their parents Jitender and Rekha are fighting for their lives at Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi. The incident has deepened fears for the safety of Dalits in Haryana. TOI