Udaipur beheading: 2 accused of killing tailor, shifted to Ajmer high-security prison
Rajasthan Police said that the main accused involved in the killing of the tailor in Udaipur were in touch with Pakistan-based organisation Dawat-e-Islami
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Udaipur, July 1: The two Islamists who beheaded a tailor in Udaipur, were brought to Ajmer's high-security jail. The beheading of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur by two men for allegedly posting content in support of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, had sparked public outrage across the country.
Rajasthan DGP ML Lather said that besides the main accused police have also taken three other people into our custody, with whom they were in contact. The NIA on Wednesday took over the investigation of the brutal murder of a tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan's Udaipur who was hacked to death inside his shop by two men in broad daylight.
The accused identified themselves in the video as Riyaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad. In the video, Riyaz was seen attacking 47-year-old Kanhaiya Lal with a sharp-edged weapon while the other, Ghouse, recorded the crime on his mobile phone.
The victim reportedly had recently shared a social media post in support of Nupur Sharma, former BJP leader who had made controversial remarks against Prophet Mohammad. Riyaz and Ghouse were arrested from Bhim in the Rajsamand district.
Lal was cremated on Wednesday in Udaipur in the presence of a large number of people who raised slogans demanding capital punishment for the accused. His last rites were performed amidst heavy police security.
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Rajasthan Police on Wednesday said that the main accused involved in the killing of the tailor in Udaipur were in touch with Pakistan-based organisation Dawat-e-Islami and one of them also went to Karachi in Pakistan in 2014 to meet the organisation.Rajasthan DGP ML Lather said that besides the main accused police have also taken three other people into our custody, with whom they were in contact. The NIA on Wednesday took over the investigation of the brutal murder of a tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan's Udaipur who was hacked to death inside his shop by two men in broad daylight.