Ending a two-day stand off, the two Dalits killed in intercaste violence in a village here were finally cremated by the community on Friday after the administration agreed to their demand of action against officials and announced compensation.

The Haryana government also announced the suspension of an SHO in connection with the incident and promised to punish the guilty. After a meeting with representatives of Dalits, Deputy Commissioner O P Sheoran accepted their demands following which Suman and her father Tara Chand, who died in violence on April 21 in Mirchpur, were cremated.

Both were killed in fire when a group of people belonging to upper caste set the house of dalits on fire on April 21.

Sheoran announced an amount of Rs five lakh for the next of kin of the deceased and added that Rs one lakh will be given to those Dalits whose houses were burnt down. He said the government will construct their houses.

The official also announced that action will be taken against those officers who were allegedly present at the time of the incident and service for the next of the deceased. The agreement was announced in the panchayat which was accepted by Dalit representatives. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today described the Mirchpur incident as unfortunate and said the concerned SHO has been suspended. He asked people to maintain peace and said strict action would be taken against the culprits.