"Aankh kholke dekhte toh hai lekin kaise bataye ki humein pehchaante hai ya nahi. Pata nahi. Maan lo jab tak awaaz na nikli, tab tak kaise yakeen se kehde ki humein pehchaante hai (He opens his eyes and looks at me, but how can I say that he recognises me? I do not know. Only when he begins to speak will I be certain that he can recognise us).

"He has sustained injuries on both legs, right hand, his ribs, and at the rear portion of his head," Singh continues with cautious optimism about his brother's health, lowering his voice to add how he saw him break down. "Beech mein ek do baar, aankh se aansoon nikalte hai, toh isse lagta hai ki shayad takleef main hai (Often I have seen tears roll down his cheek so I wonder what pain he is going through)."

Mahendra’s assistant, Vimal, who comes to Delhi from Unnao often to visit him told The Quint, “I do not think he has recovered completely. Whenever he sees anyone he knows, he ends up crying. You can see he is in distress but through his expressions I am unsure if he recognises people around him.”