We could not muster the courage to reach the place and returned to wait for the morning to break,” Mr. Sah told The Hindu, wiping tears. Sabbujahan Khatun, aunt of Noor Jehan, outside her house. “Otherwise, it could have flared up into communal violence.” The 4,000-strong minority community population in the Balua Malahi Tola village of Noor Jehan Khatun has 1,800 voters. About half-a-kilometre from the police station is Noor Jehan Khatun’s mud-and-thatch-roof house. “Noor Jehan died after consuming poison,” she said, without looking up.

Source: The Hindu December 02, 2017 14:03 UTC