Notwithstanding the gruesome lynching of Mohammed Iqlakh over rumours of eating and storing beef, his family has no plans to permanently shift from Bisara where it has lived for five generations, his brother said on Thursday as the village held on to fragile peace.
“As you can see, our family members have not shifted anywhere and do not intend to do so either. We are very much in Bishada,” Jamil, Iqlakh’s elder brother, told PTI at the village near Dadri in Uttar Pradesh, about 60 km from the National Capital.
He, however, said the family may decide to move out for 2-4 months, if required.
Gautam Budh Nagar District Magistrate Nagendra Prasad Singh said the family has been provided round-the-clock police protection.
On reports that Ikhlaq son Sartaj had moved the family to Delhi, Jamil said, “He (Sartaj) is saying certain things out of concern but that does not mean he will go beyond my words.”
Sartaj had on Wednesday said he had moved the family to Delhi on Tuesday night.