A quarrel between two brothers in Madhya Pradesh's Tal Lidhora village over their father's funeral almost led to splitting the body for separate cremations. After several hours of deadlock and police intervention, it was decided that Damodar, who had cared for his father, would perform the last rites, ending the dispute.
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