Speaking to OpIndia, a local Hindu leader, who was organising Navratri, said that Hindu youths were threatened while cleaning the local place of festival celebration. An application was submitted to the collector demanding strict action.
Mushtaq Ahmed said, "Both of their cities - Ahmedabad and Hyderabad - have a very high Muslim population. This is why you must have seen the way they were welcomed outside the airport and even outside the hotel."
BR Patil tried fearmongering, claiming that the BJP would carry out a false flag operation and “bomb Ram Mandir”. He brazened it out alleging that it could then pin the blame for the bomb attack on Muslims.
Satyam Sharma was first lynched black and blue until his body was covered in blood and then was left suffering for the next 30 minutes until he couldn't anymore.