India, March 18 -- Several Muslim families living in Uttam Nagar's Hastsal village, who HT spoke to on Tuesday, said they were planning to leave the locality until the situation normalises, ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival this weekend. They said that communal tensions and threats made by religious groups over the murder of a 26-year-old man in a fight between two families from different communities on the festival of Holi have left them fearful.

The Delhi Police, meanwhile, said they are holding meetings with residents and that nobody they spoke to shared such plans.

Jameel Ahmad, 55, owner of Miya Ji restaurant, said he and his family have lived in Uttam Nagar for more than 50 years. "I have three children and seven grandchildren. We...