Bahraich

The management committee of the shrine declined to dismantle the unlawful structures despite offering numerous assurances.

Eyewitness testimony, forensic evidence, and recovery of the licensed gun established close-range firing and extreme cruelty. The judgment ruled that alleged provocation offered no defence, underscoring that law provides remedies, not licence for violent retaliation.

“If there were no Yogi government, this punishment would not have been possible. If it were an SP government, we Hindus would have been the ones sent to jail,” Harimilan Mishra told us.

The murder case of Ram Gopal Mishra stems from Islamist mob violence in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh on 13th October 2024, during a Maa Durga idol immersion (visarjan) procession in the Maharajganj market under the Hardi Police Station precinct.

Chandan said that the attackers are part of an Instagram group called 'Baba Guruup', whose members trap Hindu girls using fake IDs.

Islamic posters in Bahraich’s Maharajganj Bazaar on zakat use and “heavenly women” prompt concerns, with locals labelling the market a hub of Islamic activities amid rising tensions.

Barricades were placed three kilometers before Ram Gopal's home location, and officers cited "orders from above" when asked about the restrictions.

On October 13, in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, devotees going to immerse the idol of Maa Durga were attacked by an Islamist mob.

After this anti-Hindu violence, the violent mob played the victim card and the leftists started portraying the Muslim community as the victim. OpIndia's investigation revealed that the real victims of the violence are Hindus.