India, Aug. 30 -- A 40-year-old man was burnt alive early Saturday morning in Bihar's Araria district, allegedly in retaliation for the murder of his close relative the previous night over a property dispute.

According to the police, 35-year-old Jai Kumar Yadav was allegedly shot dead in his sleep late Friday night, following which the family members and relatives of Jai set the house of the alleged accused, Nayan Yadav, on fire in Navtola Dhansuri village. Two bikes parked near the house were also burnt.

Nayan's charred body was recovered and sent for postmortem. "We can't say right now whether Nayan was burnt alive or if he was thrown into the flames after being killed," superintendent of police (SP) Anjani Kumar said.

"Forensic expe...