In two homes in Muzaffarnagar, the Uttar Pradesh district lacerated by deadly riots, two families are holding prayers to mark a year since their young sons died.

In Malikpura, the family of cousins Sachin and Gaurav mourns their boys amid tension and fear, unabated in the last 12 months. Not far, in Kawwal, Shahnawaz's father too says nothing has changed.
In August last year, on this day Sachin and Gaurav, teenaged Jat boys, were killed by a Muslim mob. On the same day, they had allegedly murdered Shahnawaz, a Muslim youth, for harassing their sister.

The killings triggered three-weeks of murder and mayhem as violence tore through village after village, fanned by provocative speeches by local politicians.

By the time the riots ended, 62 people were dead and more than 40,000 were homeless, having fled their homes in fear. Many are yet to return as deep suspicion and fear linger.


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