NEW DELHI, April 24 -- People generally do not speak ill of a person after his death, however bad he/she was during life-time. But celebrating the coldblooded murder of individuals by a section of people shows that something horrible is happening to our society. In the words of social activist and academician Apoorvanand, "It is a symptom of a deep disease that has taken root within that section of society. A disease of bloodlust. Is the rest of Indian society worried about it? Are the sick even aware of their sickness?"

When the TV channels flashed the gruesome murder of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in a police cordon in Prayagraj on the night of April 15, some people celebrated it. It was reported in the media ...