

The village has been historically dominated by the Qureshi Muslims, a sub-caste of animal butchers who are feared by the non-Qureshi Muslims living there and Dhanbad by extension. In 2000, Wasseypur and Dhanbad were redistricted for a second time into the newly formed state of Jharkhand where they remain. After India gained its independence in 1947, they were carved out of Bengal and redistricted into the state of Bihar in 1956. During the British Raj, Wasseypur and Dhanbad were located in the Bengal region.

Nasir's narration describes the history and nature of Wasseypur. The whole scene is then revealed in the sequel. The scene cuts abruptly for a prologue by the narrator, Nasir. Singh on his cell phone and reports that the family has been successfully executed but he is double crossed by JP Singh as a fire fight erupts between them and a police check post blocking their escape route. After heavy firing on the house, they retreat from the crime scene in a vehicle, convinced they have killed everyone within. They surround the house and unleash a wave of bullets and grenades on it with the intention of killing the family inside it.

In January 2004, a gang of heavily armed men scour and finally narrow down on a house in Wasseypur. The synopsis below may give away important plot points.
