Investigators said today that two men were “on standby” to kill Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal if the two who killed him fail. A special court in Jaipur has given the custody of all the four persons to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) till July 12.
mob attacked them outside the Jaipur Court, but the NIA immediately put him in a waiting van and avoided major injury.
Kanhaiya Lal, 48, was murdered last Tuesday by Riyaz Akhtari and Ghaus Mohammad over a social media post supporting the BJP’s Nupur Sharma, who made remarks against Prophet Mohammad and was later suspended from the party. . The killers filmed the act and later posted a video bragging about it, saying they avenged “insults to Islam”, and also threatened Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
They were arrested hours after the murder, while two men on standby – identified by the NIA as Mohsin and Asif – were arrested on Thursday night for the alleged conspiracy.
The NIA said that Mohsin and Asif also helped the killers to escape from the spot. A scooter belonging to one of the killers, Mohammad Ghaus, was found parked in Udaipur – an important part of the investigation.
Earlier, NIA sources said that the agency is probing the possible involvement of “local self-radicalisation gangs”. international link, The case has political implications as well, as the ruling BJP at the Center has accused the Congress and its government in Rajasthan of being soft against radicalism.
concerns grew as similar murder The case of supporting Nupur Sharma came to light in Amravati, Maharashtra. Police confirm the link – two weeks after the murder – Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked the NIA to investigate. Senior police officer Vikram Sali said, “Six people have been arrested. They told us that they killed Nupur Sharma because of what they posted about her.”