Residents React to Surya's Death and Asad's Police Encounter

- You don't know anything about Surya's death? - We have come from the village.

Everyone here has been paralyzed, all these people who don't even want to speak.

Are you guys just here to stand and watch the spectacle? If something happens in your house too, won't you speak up?

Hey brother, where are you running? We have come to talk to you.

- What will you say about Asad's encounter? - We are just arriving, we are coming from outside, we are coming from Delhi.

- Did you land straight here? - Yes, we are coming straight.

Please don't take the opinion of the entire Muslim community.

Look, you… I really wanted someone to give us this answer, I had thought of a really good reply for them…

Surya dies on Bakrid, I mean, should this happen?

No, this is absolutely wrong.

- Is it wrong? - It is absolutely wrong.

I mean, imagine it's your own friend, inviting you, saying, "Come, we'll show you how a goat is slaughtered on Bakrid."

And if that child is killed, even if he is your brother, you still won't speak up?

- I am saying that it was wrong. - It was wrong?

- And Asad's encounter, was that also wrong? - No, that was right.

- What action should be taken against the remaining accused? - The strictest action should be taken and they should be punished.

- So you are Mus- Muslim? - Yes, absolutely.

Does anyone have a problem with Asad's encounter?

- Does anyone have a problem with Asad's encounter? - No, no, no.

Surya dies on Bakrid, I mean, should this happen?

No, this is absolutely wrong.

- It was wrong? - Absolutely wrong.

I mean, imagine if it were your own friend, who invited you saying, 'Come, we'll show you how a goat is sacrificed on Bakrid'...

And if that child is killed, even if he is your brother, you still won't speak up?

- I am saying that it was wrong. - It was wrong?

- And Asad's encounter, was that also wrong? - No, that was right.

- What action should be taken against the other accused? - The strictest action should be taken and they must be punished.

- So you are Mus- Muslim? - Yes, absolutely.

Look, this is what I want, brother, that you people should also speak up.

I don't know why your mouths get zipped shut. I mean, why, I mean, has everyone here been paralyzed that they don't want to speak at all?

Right or wrong, whatever it is, speak up. Even if it happens to your child, in your family, won't you raise your voice? This makes no sense.

- I am speaking. - Yes. Sir, you…

I am saying that every criminal who commits such, I mean, who commits such a heinous crime, should be killed in an encounter.

And as for the photos, that is up to the administration and law and order is in their hands. Showing them or not is their job. But...

This encounter that took place is great. I say every criminal should be encountered.

And the police should also encounter all the other criminals who were with him. Everyone involved in this entire incident should be encountered.

- People say there was a personal enmity. Was there something like that? Do you know anything, Asad... - Even if there's personal enmity, would someone take a life like this?

- Are you the one saying this? - Yes, I am. - What is your name? - My name is Mohammad Suzam.

Would someone take a life like this? Snatch away a mother's son? Stab them so many times in the stomach?

People are saying that those from your community aren't in the mood to say yes or no, right or wrong, and aren't speaking. Why are you speaking? Others' mouths have been sewn shut, why is yours opening?

No, no, there's no such thing, people from our community are speaking. Most of the people here are from our community,

I want to ask everyone. Does anyone have an issue with Asad's encounter?

- No, sir. Does anyone have an issue with Asad's encounter? - No, no, no.

Look, see, these are also people from my community.

- It's good that Asad's encounter happened, it's very good. - Sweets were distributed after Asad's encounter…

- What, what are you saying? - Sweets were distributed.

- Why were sweets distributed? - Asad's encounter happened, the police did a good job, they gave solace to a mother.

How long does it take for a mother to raise her son to 20 years of age?

And then suddenly vanishing from right before her eyes, ask that mother what she must be going through. And I'm saying...

This heinous crime is not a new crime. Do you know how many crimes have occurred in these three or four days? You are a journalist.

Chirag Tyagi in Ghaziabad, his mother is also waiting for an encounter.

Shoaib in Jahangirpuri, his mother too, his mother is also waiting for the criminal to be encountered.

Gopal Sharma in Jewar, a 15-year-old child, poor boy, imagine, even his private parts were cut off,

even his eyes were gouged out, his entire body was damaged.

So the government should just encounter such criminals,

and we also support encounters.

- Some people from your own community say that only... - I just made you listen to them, right? They are all from my community.