After Nikita Tomar’s murder, several right-wing groups and even her family had rallied over allegations of ‘love jihad’ since the prime accused was a Muslim. Nikita’s family had initially claimed that Tausif, the key accused, was infatuated with her since school, used to stalk her and had threatened her after she had refused his proposals.
However, after different right-wing groups like Karni Sena, Dev Sena and others pushed the ‘Love Jihad’ narrative, Nikita’s family too have been claiming a communal angle to the murder. The Quint’s ground report from October shows how right-wing groups were spreading communal rage outside Nikita Tomar’s house, two days after her murder.
On the other hand, the prime accused Tausif belongs to an influential family of Congress MLAs in the region and had tried to abduct in 2018 too. However, the complaint was withdrawn after a settlement between the two families.
Nikita’s brother, Naveen Tomar had told The Quint:
“He did not harass…