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At the same time, the verdict has brought the fear of reprisal back into the cramped bylanes of Randhikpur, a nondescript village in Gujarats Dahod district that is difficult to reach in the absence of any road signs..
The Muslim families left Randhikpur for their safe zoneRahi-Mahad Relief Colony in Devgarh Baria town, an hour away from the villageand returned a few days later...
Randhikpur village, also known as Singvad, where the 11 convicts and their families live, had returned to a normal routine until the Supreme Court changed it all..
Several shopkeepers in the area claimed to have seen the convicts until 7 January, a day before the court verdict, with at least one villager reportedly saying, You wont find them now..
Its a starkly different scene in Chundari road, the lane just ahead of the temple square that houses Muslim families.Afew of Bilkis Banos relatives still reside here.. While the town square is lively, with roads filled with people and traffic, there is a veil of silence on the case..
