BAREILLY: Sanyam Jaiswal, 42, reached late for the India-Pakistan Asia Cup T20 match in Dubai this week. There was excitement all around and he, a diehard India fan, had travelled all the way from Bareilly to UAE to catch a glimpse of his cricket heroes.
At the packed stadium, he looked for an Indian team jersey but they were all sold out. There was a Pakistan jersey on sale, though, and he bought it. He had little idea about the storm it would trigger back home.
As pictures of "an Indian man supporting Pakistan" went viral in his hometown, Jaiswal's family started getting threats. Some tagged him in tweets and others appealed to chief minister Yogi Adityanath, senior police officers and BJP politicians to order an FIR against him.
