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Martins landlord and neighbour B.A. Jaleel had no idea who or what a Jehovahs Witness was, until the reclusive person living right above him for almost six years confessed to bombing the convention centre where thousands of them had gathered for Sunday morning prayers...
A narrow lane lined with brick walls opens into the compound of three houses, with Martins family occupying the house in the far corner.The compound used to be Jaleels familys ancestral home, which has since been broken down and carved up amongst extended family members..
More recently, Jehovahs Witnesses were in the headlines in 2020 after a private hospital in Bengaluru claimed to perform a liver transplant of a Nigerian Jehovahs Witness by not using blood in order to protect the patients beliefs as they believe in avoiding practices that displease God, including the misuse of blood by taking blood transfusions...
ThePrint reached the national governing body of Jehovahs Witnesses via text about why their actions might be considered anti-national in India but had not received a response by the time of publication..
On Sunday, before Martin turned himself in, many Muslim history-sheeters were picked up by the police and released only after Martins confessional video made it to the police.. Jaleel, whose family are also practising Muslims, was unsurprised by this bias..
