Family compelled to bury Man, who married a woman outside caste

Atul Sarma was socially isolated for 27 years, and continued to be in effect even after his death.

Atul (65) died on Tuesday at his residence but his family was compelled to bury the dead body instead of consigning it to flames due to alleged non-cooperation from the villagers, the police said.

The incident took place in a village in Darrang district of northern Assam and his crime was he had married a woman outside his caste.