Sitting inside his confectionery shop near Parade Chowk in Kanpur, Abhishek Sahu, 40, unlocked his smartphone and opened a WhatsApp group of "friends". Among messages of "Jai Shree Ram" and "I support Nupur Sharma" with Ms. Sharma's photos, there were several videos on the group.
One of the videos, which was shot at night, after the communal violence in the area on June 3, purportedly shows a group of police personnel allegedly beating at least two Muslim men, who are crying out loud.
"Late night, the cries which could be heard in the lanes of Kanpur, this is called relief in scriptures," read a message in Hindi; the message also praised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
