Situation regular in Udaipur, curfew relaxed for 12 hours 

By PTI

UDAIPUR: Curfew was relaxed for 12 hours in Udaipur on Monday because the scenario within the Rajasthan metropolis, which was gripped by communal stress following the brutal homicide of a tailor by two males, remained peaceable.

Mobile web providers had been additionally restored after remaining suspended for days. Two males, Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad, hacked to loss of life a tailor, Kanhaiya Lal, with a cleaver at his store within the Dhan Mandi space right here on June 28 to avenge an “insult to Islam”.

Following the incident, curfew was imposed in areas falling below the bounds of seven police stations — Dhan Mandi, Ghanta Ghar, Hathi Pole, Amba Mata, Suraj Pole, Bhupalpura and Savina.

“A curfew relaxation of 12 hours, from 8 am to 8 pm, has been given today. The situation is absolutely normal,” Udaipur Collector Tara Chand Meena mentioned.

Another official mentioned the suspension of cellular web providers within the metropolis ended at 12 pm.

Superintendent of Police Vikas Sharma mentioned, “Policemen are deployed in the city to maintain law and order and the situation is normal and completely under control. Udaipur has been peaceful and appeals have been made to people to maintain the peace.”

Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat met Lal’s household right here on Monday. He additionally blamed the state authorities and police for his homicide. “Despite Kanhaiya receiving repeated death threats, the police only gave him a mere assurance. They asked him to get CCTV cameras installed. The district administration, police and state government are responsible for his murder,” the minister charged.

Four folks, together with Akhtari and Mohammad, have been arrested in reference to Lal’s homicide. They are below the custody of the National Investigation Agency.