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NATION JULY 08, 2022 | The Indian Eye 6

Udaipur attack: Investigators look for

terror, foreign link amid rising tensions

Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor, was hacked to death inside his shop in Udaipur by two men for

allegedly posting content in support of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma

UDAIPUR/NEW DELHI imposed. A statewide alert had also
been issued to all SPs and IGs to in-
day after taking over the bru- crease the mobility of forces and to
tal murder of a tailor in Udai- maintain officers on the ground.
A pur, who was hacked to death Meanwhile, after meeting the
inside his shop by two men on Tues- family members of Kanhaiya Lal,
day, the National Investigation Agen- who was killed by two men on June
cy (NIA) on Thursday said it suspects 28 in Udaipur, Rajasthan Chief Min-
the role of a “terror gang and not a ister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday held
terror outfit”. a meeting with officials of the state
The anti-terror agency, however, pertaining to law-and-order situation
made it clear that there is a role of a in the state.
bigger gang behind the brutal killing The chief minister spoke to the
and that it was not just an act done by family members and relatives of the
only two persons, who were arrested Udaipur incident victim. Earlier in
by state police after the incident. The the day, Gehlot appealed to the peo-
Central agency also denied reports ple to help maintain law and order in
of some media outlets regarding the Protestors take part in a protest against the killing of Kanhaiya Lal by two men in Udaipur, in the state and assured that no crimi-
involvement of a few terror outfits, Udaipur on Thursday. (ANI Photo) nal will be spared irrespective of any
saying “all are based on speculation.” religion or community.
NIA on Wednesday took over
the investigation of the brutal mur- HOW UDAIPUR MURDERERS
der of a tailor Kanhaiya Lal, the tai- WERE CAUGHT
lor, in Rajasthan’s Udaipur who was
hacked to death inside his shop by he two men, who beheaded a
two men in broad daylight. tailor on camera in Rajasthan’s
The agency also mentioned TUdaipur and which rocked the
that the accused Riyaz Akhtari and nation, had tried to flee the city on a
Ghouse Mohammad will be present- motorcycle.
ed in a special NIA court in Jaipur The accused Riyaz Akhtari and
on Friday. As per the agency, the ac- Ghouse Mohammad sped a motor-
cused, both residents of Udaipur, will cycle on the highway on the out-
be questioned at NIA’s Jaipur office skirts of Udaipur concealing their
and not be brought to Delhi. face with helmets. However, the
The incident took place in duo were intercepted by police. In a
Udaipur’s Maldas area. Soon after video shared on Twitter, the accused
committing the crime, the two ac- were seen trying to escape the po-
cused posted a video on social media lice but the police personnel over-
boasting about the “beheading” and powered them. Soon after more po-
threatened Prime Minister Narendra Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot with Congress State chief Govind Singh Dotasra meets lice personnel came to spot in other
Modi’s life as well, police said. The the family members of Kanhaiya Lal, who was killed by two men in Udaipur, on Thursday. vehicles to nab Riyaz Akhtari and
two accused were arrested within Ghouse Mohammad.
hours of the incident. (ANI Photo/CMO Rajasthan twitter) The beheading of tailor Kanhai-
The assailants identified them- ya Lal in Udaipur by two men for
selves in the video as Riyaz Akhtari hammad. gang. Some media reports about the allegedly posting content in support
and Ghouse Mohammad. In the vid- Riyaz and Ghouse were arrested links of the two accused with some of suspended Bharatiya Janata Par-
eo, Riyaz was seen attacking 47-year- from Bhim in the Rajsamand district. terrorist outfit are based on specula- ty (BJP) leader Nupur Sharma, had
old Kanhaiya Lal with a sharp-edged Following the murder, local markets tion,” a senior NIA officer said. sparked public outrage across the
weapon while the other, Ghouse, in the area were shut as the traders NIA’s six to 10-member team un- country.
recorded the crime on his mobile demanded justice for the victim. der the supervision of an Inspector Kanhaiya Lal was cremated on
phone. “There will be many group mem- General and a Deputy Inspector Gen- Wednesday in Udaipur in the pres-
The victim reportedly had re- bers of the accused. It is not just two. eral rank officer is probing the mat- ence of a large number of people
cently shared a social media post in There will be a bigger group. The ter, and a series of raids will be con- who raised slogans demanding capi-
support of Nupur Sharma-- former preliminary inquiry suggested that ducted as per inputs, said the officer. tal punishment for the accused. His
BJP leader who had made contro- there may not be any terrorist group Internet services were suspend- last rites were performed amidst
versial remarks against Prophet Mo- involved in the murder but a terror ed in Udaipur and a curfew has been heavy police security.

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