K.R. Pet, May 19 -- Mystery shrouds over the death of a youth whose burnt body was found in a charred haystack at Kattaraghatta village in K.R. Pet taluk of Mandya district on Saturday.

The deceased youth has been identified as Jayakumar of Kattaraghatta village.

It is learnt that one Anil Kumar of the same village had allegedly kept the haystack in Jayakumar's land and was not allowing him (Jayakumar) to take up agricultural activities thus causing problems.

This had resulted in wordy duel between the two on May 15.

During the quarrel, Anil Kumar had reportedly threatened Jayakumar that he would set fire to the haystack and had asked Jayakumar to jump into the fire and die otherwise he would push him into the fire.

A case was regist...