On August 11, 2018, residents of Venkatapur Thanda village in Vikarabad district took out a rally to protest the encroachment of four acres of land, which was donated to them as a burial ground by a Hyderabadbased family. According to a news report, the village residents allege that the land has been encroached upon by Kishan Naik, a powerful resident of the tribal hamlet. Section 441 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, prohibits criminal trespass i.e. entering on to the property of another with an intent to insult, intimidate or annoy.** **The residents, therefore, took to a rally and lodged a police complaint. They also planned to approach the district collector to demand their right over the land. Naik currently serves as the chairman of the Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society and is the director of District Cooperative Central Bank Limited. He had contested the 2009 Legislative Assembly elections as an independent candidate from Pargi constituency. The village residents allege that Naik had sold the plot to realtors as land prices in the district are rising. They argue that it is common land and was not mentioned in the asset declaration affidavit submitted by Naik for the 2009 elections. At a press meet on August 12, 2018, Naik denied the allegations and stated that he is ready to face action if the charges against him are proved, according to a media report. In January 2020, Finance Minister T. Harish Rao stated that the government plans to give Venkatapur Thanda a facelift. Among other utilities, the common burial grounds will be provided with water supply, he stated. This implies that the villagers have not lost their common burial ground to the realtor. Yet, whether Naik was penalised remains ambiguous.