Politics has heated up over the murder of Dalit youth Deepak in Badnauli, Hapur. Congress leaders were stopped from meeting the victim's family. UP Congress in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam and MP Imran Masood were stopped by police at Kurana toll plaza. Citing the imposition of Section 144, Congress leaders and workers were forced to turn back. Congress has demanded justice, security, and compensation of Rs 1 crore for the family.