Crime and politics is often spoken about but usually when election candidate lists are announced. Once elections are over, the perceived infamy also dies down. However, in the last few days there have been startling revelations of criminals with close links to political parties involved in hate crimes. One of the killers of Udaipur had several pictures of him with BJP leaders from the state and now the mastermind of the Amravati murder case's social media profile has thrown up pictures of him with Amaravati MP Navneet Rana's husband Ravi Rana. This brings us to the critical question of the background of those who fuel fire and whether it's this background that makes them audacious enough to carry out crimes with impunity.