Kicking off a debate on the matter, Awhad asked, "Where would a person living in the forest for 14 years go to find vegetarian food? Is it correct or not (question to the public)? Tell me when I am telling the truth."
OpIndia contacted local sources and gathered some information concerning this case, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Islamic fundamentalism rooted in the area surrounding the city.
The family further added that Priya Singh was intoxicated. She allegedly hit and abused Ashwajit Gaikwad and his friends as he was not "responding to her calls and texts at midnight"