According to the Police, Pawan was obsessed with the minor girl but she had shown no interest in him. Enraged with her refusal, he had attacked and murdered the girl and her family members.
Thakur Raghuraj Singh, Minister of State (MoS) in Yogi Adityanath govt, has pushed for the closure of all operating madarsas in the country, accusing madarsas of fostering extremism.