The injured brothers said that “Jo dikhe usey kaat do [Slaughter whoever you see]” announcements were being made from the mosques. Consequently, Muslim mobs came out on the streets with swords and sticks.
On the 16th of October, The Wire published a report on YouTube, titled “Who is behind the communal riots in Bahraich?” In this video, ‘journalist’ Sharat Pradhan accused the BJP and RSS of instigating riots in Bahraich insinuating that since bypolls are to be held in 10 seats in the state.
Speaking to OpIndia, Kishan said Abdul Hamid and other rioters had planned to make Gopal Mishra's body disappear so the case would have been of a missing person and not murder.
As per a Bhaskar report, Chishti said: “The flag of a particular religion is being hoisted after climbing the house and taking down the green flag. Then flowers will not shower, whatever happened was bound to happen."
Zaheer Khan, the first name accused in the murder of Ram Gopal Mishra, was trying to flee to Nepal when he was apprehended near the Raji crossing in Mahsi block of the district.
Islamists and their man Fridays have been blaming the purported playing of 'Tel lagalo Dabur ka, naam mita do Babur ka' song on DJ to rationalise the murder of Ram Gopal Mishra.
Ram Gopal Mishra's mother confirmed that her son's toe nails were ripped out when she saw his body, confirming torture inflicted on him, presumably by Islamists who killed him.
On Sunday (October 13, 2024) in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, an Islamist mob attacked the devotees going to immerse the Durga idol. In the attack, Abdul Hamid and other Muslims, killed a youth named Ram Gopal Mishra.