Amravati killing was meant to strike terror, promote enmity on grounds of religion: NIA
The FIR states that Kolhe"s murder was carried out as part of the conspiracy to "terrorise a section of the people of India and the case may have national and international linkages".
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Amravati, July 8: The murder of Amravati-based chemist, Umesh Kolhe, on June 21 was an act of 'larger conspiracy by a group of persons' who conspired to strike terror amongst a section of people of India and to promote enmity on grounds of religion, said a National Investigation Agency (NIA) FIR.
The FIR mentions that City Kotwali Police Station in Maharashtra's Amravati received information about the brutal killing of Kolhe with a knife and filed a case on June 22 against 3 unidentified accused persons.
As per facts that surfaced during investigations, sections 153(A), 153(B) and 120(B) of IPC and sections 16, 18 and 20 of UA(P) Act are attracted in the case, which are scheduled offences under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, noted the FIR. The NIA was directed by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah on July 1 to take over the case, and an order followed regarding this from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The suspects identified in the case are Mudassir Ahmed, Sharukh Pathan, Abdul Thoufik, Shoaib Khan, Atib Rashid, Yusuf Khan Bahadur Khan, and Shahim Ahmad Firoz Ahmad. All of them have been arrested by the Maharashtra police.
The FIR further states that Kolhe's murder was carried out as part of the conspiracy to "terrorise a section of the people of India and the case may have national and international linkages".
Kolhe, 54, was hacked to death on June 21 night after he wrote a post in support of former BJP leader Nupur Sharma on Facebook. The NIA re-registered the case on July 2 under Sections 16, 18 and 20 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
The FIR mentions that City Kotwali Police Station in Maharashtra's Amravati received information about the brutal killing of Kolhe with a knife and filed a case on June 22 against 3 unidentified accused persons.
The case was registered on the complaint of Sanket Umesh Kolhe, the son of the deceased. A resident of the Ghanashyam Nagar area in Amravati, Kolhe was killed around 10 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. on June 21 while he was returning to his home.
The suspects identified in the case are Mudassir Ahmed, Sharukh Pathan, Abdul Thoufik, Shoaib Khan, Atib Rashid, Yusuf Khan Bahadur Khan, and Shahim Ahmad Firoz Ahmad. All of them have been arrested by the Maharashtra police.