"“They asked my father to come out. Then accused us of supporting Prime Minister Modi. They claimed they don't kill innocent people (women, children) as if to justify what they were about to do,” she said. When Santosh failed to recite an Islamic verse, what Asavari believes was the Kalma, they shot him three times: once in the head, once behind the ear, and once in the back. Her uncle Kaustubh, crouched next to her, was riddled with bullets next. “There was nobody to help. No police, no army, they arrived 20 minutes too late,” she said. “Even some locals nearby began reciting Islamic verses aloud.”"