Soon after the Bombay High Court granted furlough ­-- a leave of absence from jail -- to the main accused in the Keenan-Reuben murder case, Jitendra Rana, in April this year, Keenan's father, Valerian Santos, had sought police protection for threats that his and Reuben's family had received from Rana. The accused has been granted furlough for 14 days.

A report said that the police had assured protection and said they would increase patrolling near the homes of the deceased's families once Rana is out from jail. To give context to this edit, Rana and three others had murdered Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandes in 2011 in Andheri.