Farooq had reportedly started growing beard in an 'Ijtima' that took place in the city five years ago. However, lately, he was uncomfortable with his beard due to the heat.
Several such incidents of fake 'hate crime' have been reported where people have been faking this 'forced to chant Jai Shri Ram' stories to get noticed
Despite UP police's clarification that the teenager self-immolated, a coterie of self-proclaimed liberals continued to peddle lies claiming he was set on fire for not chanting "Jai Shri Ram"