The young man's nightmare did not end there. For hours, the whole village mutely witnessed the gory episode till a police party intervened following a telephone call from an unknown eyewitness.

Apparently, Rameshwar Jatav, became a victim of this `high-class' atrocity because of his refusal to sell bidis on credit to Vasudev, village sarpanch Janak Singh Gujar's newphew. According to Jatav, Vasudev owed him around Rs 150 and so insisted upon its payment before giving him anymore credit. Vasudev, according to Jatav, felt slighted at this demand.