I had gone to Delhi for studies, but when I returned, I was among the pallbearers at Abhishek's funeral in Chandauli. His mother said that he had been sent with a Rakhi tied around his wrist.

The homes of the UP students who lost their lives in the Delhi hostel tragedy are now filled with silence. The families of Abhishek from Chandauli and Pawan from Auraiya were waiting for them to return until a few days ago. Pawan had gone to Delhi after tying Rakhi on his sisters' wrists on Raksha Bandhan, while Abhishek was staying in Delhi for studies. After the accident, when both their bodies reached home, the families' happiness turned into mourning. Abhishek's mother has been unconscious for two days and is repeatedly waking up...