Baghpat: Tension that erupted during a religious procession in Haryana's Nuh district on Monday has spread to other cities while grief engulfed Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat where the body of a Bajrang Dal worker, who died in the violence was cremated.
Pradeep Sharma of Panchi village of Baghpat succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Delhi on Wednesday. As soon as the news of Pradeep's death reached his village, his family members broke down in tears. His body reached Panchi village from Nuh last evening. Pradeep's village is in mourning and a huge crowd gathered at his house. Pradeep was cremated under tight security last night.
Deepak, Pradeep's elder brother expressed anguish at the manner in which the rioters brutally attacked his brother after seeing the kalava in his hand and the identity card of Bajrang Dal around his neck. He said that the entire Nuh area is under the control of the rioters while the police remained helpless. "The situation in Nuh is worse than Pakistan. We cannot even imagine it," Deepak said.