Udaipur homicide: Prime accused has hyperlinks with Pak terror group, says Rajasthan DGP

By Online Desk

UDAIPUR: Kanhaiya Lal, who was brutally killed by two males right here, was cremated on Wednesday within the presence of a lot of individuals at the same time as curfew remained clamped in components of the town.

A lot of individuals gathered at Lal’s residence in sector 14 right here and raised slogans after his physique was handed over to relations after postmortem.

People shouted slogans like ‘Bharat Mata ki Jay’ and ‘Kanhaiya Hum Sharminda Hain Tere Katil Jinda Hain’ whereas others carried saffron flags. Leader of opposition Gulab Chand Kataria additionally attended the funeral.

Lal’s spouse Jasoda instructed reporters that Kanhaiya was scared and didn’t open his store for six days as a result of risk to his life. He was murdered as quickly as he opened the store, she stated.

“We want that either their (murderers) encounter should happen or they should be hanged to death. It’s needed to instil fear in them,” Lal’s son instructed media.

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Lal, a tailor, was on Tuesday killed by two males who had posted movies on-line that stated they had been avenging an insult to Islam. The incident triggered stray instances of violence in Udaipur and curfew was clamped in seven police station areas of the town.

The Centre directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the probe into the brutal homicide of a tailor in Udaipur the place curfew remained clamped in seven police station areas whereas cellular Internet providers had been suspended throughout all 33 districts of Rajasthan following stray incidents of violence.

The Uttar Pradesh Police has stepped up vigil in its state. Police has additionally warned of strict motion towards anybody posting provocative posts on social media.

Pakitan-based terror hyperlinks

Meanwhile, one of many two prime accused within the brutal killing had hyperlinks with the Pakistan-based organisation Dawat-e-Islami and had visited Karachi in 2014, the Rajasthan Police chief stated on Wednesday.

The police have detained three extra individuals in reference to the killing to date, Director General of Police (DGP) M L Lather stated at a press convention right here.

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Two males, recognized as Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad, allegedly hacked Kanhaiya Lal to demise with a cleaver at his store in Udaipur on Tuesday and posted movies on-line saying they’re avenging an insult to Islam.

Muslim organisations condemn

Prominent Muslim organisations on Wednesday condemned the brutal killing, calling it “un-Islamic” and asserting that no individual has the proper to take legislation into one’s fingers.

Bodies like All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind issued statements condemning the homicide of Kanhaiya Lal by two males who had posted movies on-line that claimed they had been avenging an insult to Islam.

Delhi Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari known as the killing an “act of cowardice” and “an act against Islam”. Islam is a faith of “peace and tranquillity,” he stated.

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In its assertion, the AIMPLB stated such acts had been towards the ideas of Islam and that nobody ought to take legislation of their fingers.

“Insulting holy personalities of any religion is a serious crime. BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma made derogatory remarks about the holy Prophet of Islam, which is very sad for Muslims. The government not taking any action against Nupur Sharma is like rubbing salt on the wounds. But despite this, taking the law into one’s own hands and killing a person by declaring him a criminal is a condemnable act,” the assertion issued on behalf of AIMPLB common secretary Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani.

Condolences pour in

Similarly, the Working President of the ruling TRS in Telangana Okay T Rama Rao expressed shock over the brutal homicide and favoured “most stringent punishment” to the culprits. 

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan got here out towards Madrassas and puzzled whether or not younger youngsters had been taught there that punishment for blasphemy is beheading.

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Union minister Anurag Thakur slammed the Ashok Gehlot dispensation in Rajasthan over the killing of a tailor in Udaipur, saying the Congress authorities remained a “mute spectator” because the occasion’s “internal rivalries” took a toll on the state’s legislation and order.

Markets to stay closed

Meanwhile, a merchants’ physique supported by the VHP and different Hindu teams has introduced that markets in Jaipur will stay closed Thursday in protest towards the homicide of a tailor in Udaipur for allegedly insulting Islam.

The name was given by the Sanyukt Vyapar Mahasangh which is supported by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and different Hindu teams.

(With inputs from companies)