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Rajsamand killing: Is Shambhunath the beginning of Takfiri Hindutva terrorism?

We are witnessing the rise of Takfiri Hindutva, and escalation of Hindutva terrorism cannot be far behind. In the name of fragile faithThe political class is guilty of acquiescing.

The brutal killing of Afrajul Khan by Shambhunath Raigar at Rajsamand, Rajasthan, recorded by his nephew and advertised on social media with pride by the perpetrators, raises certain fundamental questions. Had identities been reversed, had the killer been a Muslim and the victim a Hindu, and had the justification been to "protect the honour of Muslims", we would have been fairly confident in the assertion that

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