Malegaon additional collector Yashwant Sonawane was burnt alive in Manmad near Malegaon yesterday afternoon, when he tried to call other government officials to the scene of a fuel theft. The attackers doused Sonawane with kerosene and set him afire. Sonawane was found dead in a field from severe burns. But before dying he clung on to one of his attackers, Popat Shinde, making it impossible for him to flee. Shinde sustained 80% burns and is critical. He has been arrested with four others. The gruesome killing led to home minister R R Patil ordering an immediate crackdown on the fuel mafia across the state. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chauhan ordered an inquiry into the incident. He also announced 25 lakh rupees payment to the family, payment of his salary till retirement and other compensation.