Kairana in Uttar Pradesh is a communally sensitive area which witnessed an exodus of Hindus during the Samajwadi Party government led by Akhilesh Yadav.
Azam Khan has claimed that the 'mob lynching' incidents are Muslims getting punished for not going to Pakistan in 1947. Khan, however, does not mention anything about scores of Hindus who have been killed by Muslim mobs in the country.
The vehicles on spot, including one Bolero and three trucks, were attacked and set on fire by the Maoists. They have also refused to return the body of the leader to the family.
Samajwadi Party leader, Atiq Ahmed had allegedly beaten up real estate businessman Mohit Jaiswal in Deoria Jail in Uttar Pradesh and had demanded extortion money from the businessman.