Ten years had passed since the death of Bishan Singh, profoundly known as Toba Tek Singh, and his wife, two brothers and daughter were well settled in the city of Ludhiana in the state of Punjab in India. After his death, they had opened a small restaurant in their small cottage on the side of the highway connecting Ludhiana to New Delhi, the capital. Day by day the business grew with locals and travelers stopping by to eat the Punjabi food, lassi and mango pickle. The growth allowed them to open ten more restaurants in different locations. This transformed small cottage owners into highway restaurant owners into one of the richest people of Punjab who had name and fame among the local people. Bishan's daughter Roop Singh was young, beautiful and charming and most likely young enough to get married. . His uncles had discussed the possible mix with one of their friends, Hari Banerjee. Hari was the leader of the Hindu Janajagriti Party with a strong hand in politics. His son was supposedly the next political member to march in his father's footsteps. Hari's family prophet said that the marriage between Roop and Mandeep would not be possible before three months due to disturbing signs. Both families followed the phophete and performed the engagement ceremony and postponed the wedding for three months. Mandeep liked her very much but she didn't care much. A few days after the engagement, Roop decided to go to Shimla with his friends for thirty days. His family didn't agree. Mandeep also didn't like her decision much but convinced them to let her enjoy her time before the wedding. The sunny day in cold weather was very charming. Roop and his fifteen friends were enjoying their trip to Shi...... middle of paper ......d for the past. Everyone was having fun. Suddenly, the news of the meeting is printed in the newspaper. People were shocked. Hari's son, a political figure, was furious. He gathered his group members and headed to Roop's parents' house. The crowd forcefully entered the house. The family asked for police protection but the situation was uncontrollable. Hari's son went up to the second floor of the house by a back staircase. Entering the foyer, he faced the entire family. He pulled a gun from his jacket and shot each of them, including the child. Furthermore, he immersed his hands in the place where he had shot Rehul and wrote on the wall * “Hindu aur Musalman ki Saadi nahi ho sakti! Agar phir kisine kiya toh yehi hal hoga” This was what happened to Rehul by marrying that Hindu girl. You want to follow the path of your father's brother?
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