Jaipur: A 25-year-old man was allegedly strangled to death in Rajasthan's Dausa district for attempting to prevent three men from applying colour to him ahead of Holi, according to police.
The incident occurred on Wednesday evening in Ralwas village when Ashok, Bablu, and Kaluram went to a local library to apply colour to Hansraj, who was preparing for competitive exams, officials said.
As Hansraj refused to be smeared with colours, the trio kicked him and thrashed him with belts, before one of them strangled him to death, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Dinesh Agarwal said.
The angry family members and villagers later staged a protest with Hansraj's body, blocking a national highway in the area that continued till 1 am on Thursday, PTI reported.
The protesters demanded compensation of Rs 50 lakh to Hansraj's family, a government job for one member of the family, and immediate arrest of the accused trio.
The body was finally removed from the highway after police assurance.