The brutal murder of four members of a Dalit family by the upper casteHindus in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district over a land dispute sparkedprotests in the region.

Local residents accused police of negligence in protecting the Dalit family.

A written complaint to the police by one of the relatives of the victimfamily said the members of the upper-caste family had issued threats to theDalit family in the past.

Local residents said the Dalit family had approached local police stationto lodge an FIR but they were rebuffed.