Rizwanur tried his best to win over his in-laws even though they had threatened him and got senior police officers to do the same. After Priyanka left for her parents' place, he designed what his colleagues say was a "fantastic" ad campaign for the Lux Cozi hosiery brand that the Todis own. He did so, colleagues at Arena told me, to win his in-laws' trust and their hearts and also to prove his worth. Rizwanur then wanted to send the matter to Ashok Todi and called him several times to tell him about it, but the heartless Todi didn't take his calls.
Boy Next Door
The outrage and outpour of anger in Kolkata over the Rizwanur case has been unprecedented. Even when 14 people were gunned down at Nandigram in March this year, there were protests, but not as widespread and sustained as this time. Why? The answer, I feel, lies in the fact that Rizwanur was like the boy next door who had come up in life through grit, intelligence, academic brilliance and had battled all odds. He was from a very poor family, but never allowed poverty become a hindrance to advancement; he gave private tuitions after his father passed away to fund his college education. He was simple, honest, loving, conscientious, hardworking and intelligent—qualities we all respect and hold dear.