Some people feared that Abdul Hamid, at whose residence Ram Gopal Mishra was murdered, and his family already crossed over to Nepal following the murder in Bahraich.
A video of the victim, Ram Gopal Mishra, replacing a green flag with a saffron flag is being widely shared by apologists of Islamists to paint him as an aggressor.
Eyewitnesses of the Bahraich incident have alleged that when police used lathi-charge to disperse Hindus demanding arrest of those who pelted stones on procession, members of Abdul Hameed's family pulled the Hindu man and killed him.
A clash broke out between two communities during immersion of Devi Durga idol in Rehua Mansoor village in the Hardi police station area of Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, after Muslims objected to DJ music
The family of the minor Hindu student further told OpIndia that Mohsin, who runs a salon in their locality, and jeweler Naved were the main players in gathering the violent mob in Bahraich. The mob was led by Congress party leader and former chairman Abdul Moeed.
Rehman took the child to the field under the pretext of feeding her. He then raped the 1-year-old. After the condition of the child deteriorated, Rehman fled the crime scene.