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.
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.
A Hindu man Sudhakar Tiwari was brutally attacked by an Islamist mob during the Durga Visarjan procession in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, highlighting violence against Hindus. He was found unconscious near a mosque.
The injured brothers said that “Jo dikhe usey kaat do [Slaughter whoever you see]” announcements were being made from the mosques. Consequently, Muslim mobs came out on the streets with swords and sticks.
Zaheer Khan, the first name accused in the murder of Ram Gopal Mishra, was trying to flee to Nepal when he was apprehended near the Raji crossing in Mahsi block of the district.
"People from the mosque attacked us. I don't remember much as they attacked us. I was injured on my head and moved unconscious. The police brought me here," said Sudhankar Tiwari, whom Islamists attacked along with Ram Gopal Mishra on 13th October during a visarjan procession of the Goddess Durga idol in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh