Papalal Ravikanth, a resident of Hyderabad's Shahinyathgunj, was stabbed brutally on June 1 by a "violent" man named Bal Kishan. Papalal was hit so terribly that he has had 60 sutures on his body so far. Doctors at the Osmania General Hospital have performed three skin transplants over the past one month to help the victim get rid of deep wounds.

Why did Bal Kishan bash up Papalal so inhumanely? As per several media reports, the attacker belongs to a right-wing group and he is angry with Papalal for adopting a Muslim orphan girl.

However, as per the police, this is a big lie. Bal Kishan, a known offender in police records, had assaulted the victim because the latter used to warn him for coming to his locality to pursue a girl. This petty quarrel between the two individuals has been given a communal colour by sections of media on the basis of the victim's statements. The attacker belongs to no Hindu group, as several baseless media reports have suggested.