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<\/p>\nOn Diwali night, October 25, a youth was hacked to death in Odisha’s Sundarpada, Bhubaneshwar. Subsequent media reports declared “bursting of crackers” as the motive behind the murder. Barring a few local reports, most news organisations stated that Amaresh Nayak was murdered in the state capital for bursting crackers.<\/p>\n
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Sudarshan News<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>drew parallels with the murder of Hindu Samaj leader Kamlesh Tiwari and suggested a hand of “religious fanatics” behind Nayak’s death.<\/p>\n Right-wing website\u00a0OpIndia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>termed the murder “lynching”.<\/p>\n The incident garnered substantial outrage on social media, with several users expressing rage over “Hindus” unable to burst crackers even on the occasion of Diwali.<\/p>\n Amaresh Nayak of BDA Colony in Sundarpada, was attacked by a sword after a heated argument with a couple of people over bursting crackers on Diwali. \u2014 Anurag (@ianuragsaxena) October 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Many stressed on Nayak’s religious identity thus alluding communal motivation behind the crime.<\/p>\n Hindu youth butchered for bursting crackers<\/p>\n A hindu youth Amaresh Nayak hacked to death in Bhuvaneshvar, for bursting crackers on Deepavali<\/p>\n He was attacked with swords and hacked to Death<\/p>\n Posted by Vinay Biswal<\/a> on\u00a0Monday, 28 October 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Twitter handle\u00a0@RealHistoriPix<\/em> infamous for circulating misinformation blamed<\/a> ‘peacefuls’ for the murder. ‘Peacefuls’ is a derogatory term used on social media for the Muslim community.<\/p>\n In a conversation with Alt News, DCP Bhubaneshwar Anup Sahoo said, “All the accused have been identified. There is no communal angle at all,” <\/em>further informing that the victim and the accused belong to the same community. The police have identified 10-12 persons but the exact number will be ascertained after the arrests are made.<\/p>\n On October 28, DCP Sahoo had informed the media, \u201cThe scientific team inspected the whole scene and collected samples. Several unblasted cracker bombs were found on the scene, however, it is yet to be ascertained whether they were planted before or after the murder.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>The officer also stated that the deceased and others identified in the case had several cases lodged against them. Local reports<\/a> carry similar allegations by area residents who said that Nayak was involved in criminal cases.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=75&v=kb2QFcqfD5A<\/a><\/p>\n DCP Sahoo informed that “bursting of crackers” was not the motive behind the murder, “No, it was actually a verbal duel between two groups. It was out of sudden provocation not because he burst crackers.”\u00a0<\/em>The officer stated that the two groups shared “past enmity” and a minor altercation led to the assault and subsequent death of the victim.<\/p>\n Incidentally, most media reports gave the impression that Nayak was individually targetted. However, it was a group clash where two others were also injured, reported Ommcom News<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/4eb68c1e-2300-4ae8-8d91-91c51771bdfa-e1572433613667.png\")
<\/p>\nINCIDENT COMMUNALISED ON SOCIAL MEDIA<\/h2>\n
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\nSo Hindus can\u2019t even burst crackers on Diwali in this country. pic.twitter.com\/P72HCJ9UMm<\/a><\/p>\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/download-27.png\")
<\/p>\nNO COMMUNAL ANGLE: POLICE<\/h2>\n
MURDER NOT DUE TO BURSTING OF CRACKERS; GROUP CLASH<\/h2>\n
LOCAL REPORTS<\/h2>\n