During the cremation of the deceased, his father told, “There was preparation beforehand. Comments like 'Teli ko marna hai' were also being made." While referring to a mosque, the brother of the deceased said that the attackers had already collected bricks and stones
The accused had reportedly kept the gift box of the explosive laden home theater music system in the marriage pandal and went away. When the family took it at home and plugged in, it exploded.
Earlier, an encounter broke out between a joint party of Indo-Tibetan Border Police and District Reserve Guard and Naxals in the forest area of Chote Burgum in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Sunday, officials said.
The deceased woman, Mate Bekko was a tribal woman who had lately converted to Christianity. The villagers gathered during her funeral and opposed to her burial process. They demanded her cremation instead.