Tailor murdered over ‘insult to Islam’; curfew in Udaipur areas, prohibitory orders throughout Rajasthan 

By PTI

UDAIPUR: Two males with a cleaver murdered a tailor right here, saying in a video publish on social media that they’re avenging an insult to Islam and triggering communal stress within the Rajasthan metropolis, a part of which was positioned below curfew.

Within hours, prohibitory orders banning the meeting of individuals have been imposed throughout the state for a month and cell web providers suspended for the following 24 hours.

At 8 pm, curfew was declared until additional orders in seven police station areas of Udaipur metropolis.

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The males who allegedly carried out the daylight homicide posted three movies on-line admitting to the crime and have been quickly arrested.

In a video clip, one of many purported assailants declared that they’d “beheaded” the person and went on to threaten Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying their knife will get him as properly.

Indirectly, the assailants additionally referred to Nupur Sharma, the BJP chief suspended from the occasion over a comment on Prophet Mohammad.

Kanhaiya Lal, the tailor, was lately arrested by the native police over some remarks made on social media by him.

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A BJP chief mentioned the sufferer feared for his life and had sought police safety, however the authorities didn’t act on his enchantment.

The assailants entered his store within the metropolis’s Dhan Mandi space posing as clients.

As the tailor took the measurements of one among them — who later recognized himself as Riaz Akhtari – attacked him with a cleaver, practically severing his neck.

The different man shot the brutal homicide together with his cell phone.

The two males fled from the scene and later uploaded this clip on social media.

In one other video, the alleged assailant mentioned they “beheaded” the tailor and threatened the prime minister for lighting “this hearth”.

Yet one other provocative video was recorded on June 17, through which Akhtari mentioned he’ll publish it the day he carries out the homicide.

He requested different members of the group to proceed with comparable assaults.

As the movies circulated on social media, stress escalated.

Shopkeepers in native markets downed shutters.

Shopkeepers stopped police from taking away the physique, saying they’ll permit the elimination of the corpse solely after the murderers are arrested and compensation — Rs 50 lakh and a authorities job — given to the sufferer’s household.

On Twitter, CM Ashok Gehlot appealed for calm and requested individuals to not share the movies.

“The guilty will not be spared. The entire police team is working on it with full alertness. I can imagine the anger which is there among people due to the murder. We are taking action accordingly,” he advised reporters in Jodhpur.

Udaipur Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar additionally promised strict motion.

“A brutal murder has happened. Broadly, it seems to be a planned murder. We are discussing the demands put forth by the family members. Strict action will be taken against the criminals. I appeal to people to maintain peace,” he mentioned.

Gehlot mentioned there’s communal stress within the nation and the prime minister ought to handle the individuals.

He mentioned each Hindus and Muslims are frightened.

“It is more impactful if the prime minister speaks. I believe that the prime minister should address the country on this occasion and should make an appeal that we will not tolerate violence at any cost. What is the problem in saying so?” he mentioned.

BJP state chief Satish Poonia focused the Congress authorities in Rajasthan, saying that the homicide was the results of its “appeasement policy”.

He mentioned these seen within the video had threatened the sufferer on June 17.

“The victim had asked for security but it was not given by the police,” he claimed, including that this indicated the apathy of the state’s Congress authorities.

The state unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) made the identical declare.

“The situation in Rajasthan is such that Hindus are being attacked and murdered at many places. It is because of the politics of appeasement of CM Ashok Gehlot,” Poonia claimed.

Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria additionally condemned the incident and mentioned he was reaching Udaipur Tuesday night time.

The prohibitory orders below part 144 of the CrPC, nevertheless, don’t permit the gathering of greater than three individuals.

About 600 extra policemen, together with 5 firms of the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary, have been despatched to Udaipur, officers mentioned.

Senior cops have been additionally rushed to the town.

Gehlot mentioned the trial can be fast-tracked below the state’s “case officer scheme”.