A week after Junaid and Nasir’s murder, locals from their village Ghatmeeka in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur, including their family members, have alleged “pressure” from the Rajasthan Congress government to “go silent”.
“Since day one, the Rajasthan government has been trying to silence us, the notice against our protests confirms our fears that this government isn’t interested in punishing the culprits, but only getting us to keep quiet,” Mohammed Jabir, a cousin of Junaid and Nasir told The Quint.
The notice he is referring to is one served on Thursday, 23 February, under section 107/116 CrPC to Jabir and other villagers who have been protesting since the day of the murder, demanding justice for Junaid and Nasir. The protesters, in the show cause notice, have been ordered to be present at the court of the sub-divisional magistrate of Pahari on 27 February and argue for why they should not be restrained for six months to “maintain peace.”