Curfew remained clamped in seven police station areas of Udaipur and mobile Internet services were suspended across all 33 districts of Rajasthan after two men - Gos Mohammad and Riyaz - entered tailor Kanhaiya Lal's shop at a crowded market in Udaipur and slit his throat with a cleaver, and filmed the incident. The attackers have been arrested.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who was in Jodhpur, returned to Jaipur and will hold a meeting with officers to review the situation, official sources said. Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria demanded action against Udaipur's Superintendent of Police.
"Suspension of one ASI is not enough. Action against the SP should be taken. It was his failure that the local police failed to ensure the security of Kanhaiya Lal despite a threat to his life," Kataria said. Prohibitory orders banning people from assembling were clamped across the state for a month and mobile internet services were suspended after the incident.
The assailants entered Lal's shop in Dhan Mandi posing as customers. As the tailor took measurements, one man attacked him with a cleaver, nearly severing his neck while the other man shot the brutal murder with his mobile phone. The men fled from the scene and later uploaded this clip on social media. Later, they posted a video on social media where they claimed that they are avenging an insult to Islam, indirectly referring to the remarks against Prophet made by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma.
Here are the key developments:
- Pakistan's Foreign Office on Wednesday rejected reported insinuation in India to link the accused in the brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur to a Karachi-based Ismalist organisation.
- Nearly 70 protestors from the Bajrang Dal were detained after they staged a demonstration at Jantar Mantar against the brutal killing of a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur, police said. The officials said the Vishwa Hindu Parishad did not have prior police permission to hold the protest.
- Leaders of all political parties in Rajasthan Wednesday strongly condemned the murder of a tailor in Udaipur and appealed for peace and restraint, as Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot chaired an all-party meeting on the incident, officials said.
- Investigators on Wednesday were looking into a possible link between one of the men who killed an Udaipur tailor and an Islamist outfit in Pakistan, as Rajasthan Police remained on vigil a day after the hate crime now being probed by the National Investigation Agency.
- According to post mortem report, there are 6-7 cut marks on necks and around 26 cut marks on the body; CNN-News18 reported.
- Rajasthan Police detains three people including a cleric for the brutal murder of Kanhaiya Lal.
- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the investigation of the brutal murder of Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan's Udaipur and filed an FIR under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act as well as various sections of the Indian Penal Code, says the agency.
- Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot holds a meeting with senior officials over the law and order situation in the state. He has called an all-party meeting at 5 PM today.
- The Home Ministry has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the investigation of the brutal murder of Kanhaiya Lal Teli committed at Udaipur, Rajasthan yesterday. The involvement of any organisation and international links will be thoroughly investigated, the ministry said.
- Mortal remains of Kanhaiya Lal reach his native place in Udaipur
- Internet services were suspended for 24 hours across the state and Section 144 has been imposed in all districts for the next month.
First Published: Jun 29, 2022 2:11 PM IST
