Summary:
The sound of “revenge” drowned out pleas by the 51-year-old victim’s family that they didn’t want communalisation of the murder. After leaving the community hall, a few hundred men stationed themselves opposite the victim’s house, even as the family dissuaded them. The moment the murdered businessman’s brother heard a young man say “Yeh shok-sabha nahi, mahapanchayat hai”, he walked away. The victim’s brother, nephews and cousins pleaded with the group to disperse and not turn this into a communal matter, as did 75-year-old resident J P Tyagi. The men are saying they are doing this for Hindus, not my uncle..