<p>Firozabad: A 20-year-old Dalit man allegedly committed suicide by setting himself on fire here after he was beaten by his employer and his associates, police said on Saturday.</p><p>On July 6, Kamalkant asked his employer, Pramod alias Pappu, for Rs 60,000 in advance to repay some loan, police said.</p><p>Pramod along with his associates held Kamalkant hostage and thrashed him, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Ranvijay Singh said. A purported video of the incident surfaced on social media.</p>.VHP former district president shot at in UP's Jalaun.<p>When he returned home on Tuesday night, he set himself on fire while his family had gone to attend a wedding ceremony, Singh said.</p><p>Upon returning, they informed the police and a case was registered against Pramod and his partners, Bhura, Bholu, Arjun and Anuj on Thursday, Singh said.</p><p>Anuj was arrested on Friday, and efforts are being made to arrest the other accused in the case, Singh added.</p>
<p>Firozabad: A 20-year-old Dalit man allegedly committed suicide by setting himself on fire here after he was beaten by his employer and his associates, police said on Saturday.</p><p>On July 6, Kamalkant asked his employer, Pramod alias Pappu, for Rs 60,000 in advance to repay some loan, police said.</p><p>Pramod along with his associates held Kamalkant hostage and thrashed him, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Ranvijay Singh said. A purported video of the incident surfaced on social media.</p>.VHP former district president shot at in UP's Jalaun.<p>When he returned home on Tuesday night, he set himself on fire while his family had gone to attend a wedding ceremony, Singh said.</p><p>Upon returning, they informed the police and a case was registered against Pramod and his partners, Bhura, Bholu, Arjun and Anuj on Thursday, Singh said.</p><p>Anuj was arrested on Friday, and efforts are being made to arrest the other accused in the case, Singh added.</p>