Vehicles lie in an alley after an incident of arson following the murder of a tailor by two men allegedly over his social media posts, in Udaipur. (PTI)Udaipur Murder News Highlights: The four accused in the murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal Teli were produced in a Jaipur court on Saturday which sent them to ten day National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody. Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad were arrested on Tuesday, hours after they allegedly hacked the tailor to death with a cleaver at his shop for extending supporting to now suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, and posted videos online saying they are avenging an insult to Islam. The two others, Mohsin and Asif, were nabbed on Thursday night for being involved in the conspiracy. They were produced before the court here amid tight security arrangements. “The court ordered police remand till July 12,” according to a lawyer.
The Rajasthan Police on Friday arrested two more accused for the murder of Udaipur-based tailor Kanhaiya Lal on June 28, with officials saying they were involved in the conspiracy to plan and execute the crime. The two main accused in the case, Mohammad Riyaz and Ghouse Mohammad, who filmed a video after the murder of Lal, were sent to the high security jail in Ajmer late on Thursday night. “We have arrested two more accused, Asif Hussain and Mohsin Khan. They have been found to be involved in the abetment of the crime. Both are residents of Udaipur,” Anti-Terrorism Squad ADG Ashok Rathore told The Indian Express on Friday.
The BJP Minority Morcha in Rajasthan on Saturday refuted the allegation levelled by the Congress that the main accused in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case in Udaipur was a BJP member. After a photo showing Riaz Akhtari with some local BJP leaders of Udaipur emerged, Mohammad Sadiq Khan, state president of the BJP Minority Morcha, said the photo cannot be a held as a proof to show he is a party member. “Anyone can have a photo with any leader. It does not mean that he is a member of the BJP,” Sadiq told reporters.
Police stand guard as people gather on road as tensions rise after the killing of a man, in Udaipur, Rajasthan. (ANI/REUTERS)
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Forum (JNUTF) Saturday condemned the murder of a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur, saying the horrific killing is indicative of a larger social malaise.
Two men hacked to death tailor Kanhaiya Lal with a cleaver at his shop in the Dhan Mandi area in Udaipur on Tuesday, and said in a video minutes later that they were avenging an insult to Islam.
In a statement, the JNUTF said, "The murder of Kanhaiyalal is no ordinary killing; it has injured the collective consciousness of the nation. We have to do something to cure this mentality as we go on to tackle the menace of Islamic fanaticism. There is no place for such acts in any civilized world and we have to nip any such mindset in the bud." "The JNUTF condemns this cowardly act of killing an innocent man. JNUTF also condemns the forces responsible for supporting any such elements directly or indirectly. "JNUTF appeals to policymakers to adopt a comprehensive mechanism to deal with the menace of Islamic radicalisation and growing violent extremism," it added. (PTI)
The Banaskantha district administration in Gujarat on Saturday asserted that an order issued on the letter pad of Vaghasan group village panchayat prohibiting shopkeepers from buying goods from "Muslim hawkers" as a protest against the murder of a tailor in Udaipur in neighbouring Rajasthan was without any authority.
Banaskantha District Development Officer Swapnil Khare said the person who has signed the order on the letter pad of the Vaghasan group gram panchayat does not have the authority to do so as the panchayat is currently under an administrator and an election for the post of sarpanch is due.
"The administrator has issued a clarification stating the letter issued is baseless and nobody needs to follow this. Legal action will be taken against those spreading rumours," Khare said. Vaghasan village is located close to the Gujarat-Rajasthan border in Tharad taluka of the district. (PTI)
Four people, including functionaries of the VHP and Bajrang Dal, failed to appear before the police here on Saturday in connection with the alleged raising of provocative slogans during a protest against the brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur, officials said.
Hindu outfits like the VHP and Bajrang Dal have been holding protests in various parts of the country against the murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal on Tuesday by two men who said they were avenging an insult to Islam.
Ajit Singh, district president of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), Yashwant Shekhawat, district minister of the outfit, Abhishek Gaur, district convenor of Bajrang Dal and BJP's former executive district president Kulbhushan Bhardwaj were issued notice under Section 41 of CrPC to appear at the city police station at 11 am on Saturday to join the investigation, but none of them appeared, they said. Police are now preparing to issue a second notice for Monday. (PTI)
The district administration here on Saturday relaxed for four hours the curfew imposed in seven police station areas in the wake of the killing of a tailor, officials said.
Mobile internet services, however, remained suspended. With the situation gradually returning to normal, the curfew will be relaxed for 10 hours on Sunday, the officials said.
Two men hacked to death a tailor, Kanhaiya Lal, with a cleaver at his shop in the Dhan Mandi area here on Tuesday to avenge an "insult to Islam". Following the incident, curfew was imposed in areas falling under the limits of seven police stations -- Dhan Mandi, Ghanta Ghar, Hathi Pole, Amba Mata, Suraj Pole, Bhupalpura and Savina. (PTI)
Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Saturday alleged that BJP has direct links to the gruesome murder in Udaipur and said the saffron party is "spewing" hatred to divide the nation.
Banerjee in a tweet attached two photos of one of the accused in the brutal killing of the tailor, Kanhaiya Lal in the Rajasthan city. The accused is seen allegedly in the company of local BJP leaders at functions held in the past.
Hitting out at the saffron party, the TMC leader tweeted "No, they (BJP) don't want unity. No, they don't want harmony. No, they don't want democracy. They want to divide the nation," the TMC leader tweeted. (PTI)
Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Saturday alleged that BJP has direct links to the gruesome murder in Udaipur and said the saffron party is "spewing" hatred to divide the nation.
Banerjee in a tweet attached two photos of one of the accused in the brutal killing of the tailor, Kanhaiya Lal in the Rajasthan city. The accused is seen allegedly in the company of local BJP leaders at functions held in the past.
Hitting out at the saffron party, the TMC leader tweeted "No, they (BJP) don't want unity. No, they don't want harmony. No, they don't want democracy. They want to divide the nation," the TMC leader tweeted. (PTI)
An NIA court remanded in 10-day police custody the four people arrested in the murder case of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal.
Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad were arrested on Tuesday, hours after they allegedly hacked the tailor to death with a cleaver at his shop for extending supporting to now suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, and posted videos online saying they are avenging an insult to Islam.
The two others, Mohsin and Asif, were nabbed on Thursday night for being involved in the conspiracy. They were produced before the court here amid tight security arrangements. "The court ordered police remand till July 12," according to a lawyer. (PTI)
Several shops and commercial establishments were shut in major cities of Chhattisgarh on Saturday amid the statewide bandh called by right-wing organisations to protest the brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur.
While essential services were not involved in the bandh, schools and colleges were shut in some cities, including capital Raipur, and public transport was off roads at various places. According to the police, the bandh was observed peacefully and no untoward incident was reported so far from any part of the state.
The Chhattisgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), the largest trade body in the state, also supported the bandh called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, and appealed to businessmen to keep their establishments, barring those engaged in selling essentials, shut till 2 pm. (PTI)
The BJP Minority Morcha in Rajasthan on Saturday refuted the allegation levelled by the Congress that the main accused in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case in Udaipur was a BJP member.
After a photo showing Riaz Akhtari with some local BJP leaders of Udaipur emerged, Mohammad Sadiq Khan, state president of the BJP Minority Morcha, said the photo cannot be a held as a proof to show he is a party member. "Anyone can have a photo with any leader. It does not mean that he is a member of the BJP," Sadiq told reporters.
"He might have gone to some programme of the party to carry out a recce and got photos clicked with local leaders. Since it is a normal trend to upload photos with leaders or celebrities on Facebook and other social media platforms, he might have also uploaded the photo but it does not mean that he is a BJP member," Sadiq said. He said the murder highlights the state government's failure as it did not provide security to Kanhaiya Lal despite a clear threat. (PTI)
The Congress on Saturday alleged that one of the main accused in the brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur is a "BJP member" and asked whether the Centre had moved quickly to transfer the case to the NIA due to this reason.
Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters here, party's media department head Pawan Khera said a very sensational disclosure has been made by a media group in connection with the Udaipur incident which pointed to the BJP links with Riyaz Attari. Some reports have also referred to the accused as Riaz Akhtari.
"The killer of Kanhaiya Lal, Riyaz Attari is a member of the BJP," Khera said in a tweet after the press conference. Earlier in the day, responding to a tweet by a Congress leader referring to one of the accused's alleged BJP links, BJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya dismissed the claim as "fake news". (PTI)
Teams from the National Investigation Agency and the Anti-Terrorism Squad on Saturday presented the four men arrested in the Udaipur tailor's murder case before a court here.
Prior to this, a police team from Jaipur took the accused -- Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad and their accomplices Asif and Mohseen -- to the office of the ATS' Special Operations Group. According to sources, the NIA has collected all documentary evidences from the ATS.
Akhtari and Mohammad allegedly hacked tailor Kanhaiya Lal to death with a cleaver at his shop on June 28 for extending supporting to now suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, and posted videos online saying they are avenging an insult to Islam. Additional police force has been deployed at the court as well as in city areas for security reasons. (PTI)
The district administration here has relaxed the curfew, imposed in seven police station limits in the aftermath of a tailor's murder by radical elements recently, for four hours from 12 pm, an official said.
Kanhaiya Lal was hacked to death on Tuesday allegedly by two men for extending support on social media to a controversial remark against Prophet Mohammad by now suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
The two alleged killers were arrested hours later in Rajsamand.
"Curfew has been relaxed from 12 pm to 4 pm on Saturday," a district administration officer said.
It was imposed in Dhan Mandi, Ghanta Ghar, Hathi Pole, Amba Mata, Suraj Pole, Bhupalpura and Savina police station areas on Tuesday night.
The decision was taken after reviewing the situation. With peaceful conduct of the Jagannath Rath Yatra on Friday, in which thousands of people took part, the administration has decided to give a relaxation today, official sources said. (PTI)
One person was arrested in Assam's Hailakandi district under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly supporting the brutal killing of a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur last month, police said on Friday.
Samsul Laskar of Katlicherra area of the district was arrested after he allegedly supported the killing of the tailor in his comment made on a social media post and Hailakandi's Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha president Milan Das filed a police complaint against him.
Das, in his complaint, accused Laskar of making the comment on a post by a person named Abu Choudhury who demanded capital punishment for the culprits involved in the murder of Kanhaiya Lal, police said.
The police arrested Laskar on Thursday and registered a case against him under various sections of the IPC and the UAPA. (PTI)
The Rajasthan government on Friday night suspended Udaipur Additional Superintendent of Police Ashok Meena.
The suspension order issued by Joint Secretary (Police) of the home department Jagveer Singh does not mention any reason of the action.
However, it is believed that he was suspended for negligence in the matter of tailor Kanhaiya Lal, who was earlier threatened and then brutally murdered by two cleaver-wielding men over a controversial post on Tuesday.
Udaipur Range IG and Udaipur district superintendent of police were transferred on Thursday night. (PTI)
Paramhans Das, the priest of Ayodhya's Tapasvi Chhawani temple, on Friday burnt a poster of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi over his alleged provocative remarks and warned "anti-national" leaders that tomorrow it will be them instead of the poster.
He also targeted Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for not visiting the party-ruled Rajasthan where a tailor was hacked to death by two men to avenge an "insult to Islam".
Accusing All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Owaisi of making inflammatory statements, Das said such statements are increasing terrorist activities.
"All anti-national leaders should come to their senses. Today the poster was burnt, tomorrow (they) will be burnt alive," he said.
Speaking to reporters, Das hit out at Gandhi and Vadra, saying that they visit the states where the Congress is not in power and launch protests over minor issues but none of them has visited Rajasthan. (PTI)
THE NATIONAL Investigation Agency (NIA) has found that the killing of Kanhaiyalal Teli in Udaipur was “meticulously planned” and “instigated” by a person in Pakistan identified as “Salman bhai” who told one of the accused, Mohammad Ghouse, that he “must do something spectacular” in response to the remarks on the Prophet since “peaceful protests will not yield any result”, The Indian Express has learnt.
Both Ghouse and Muhammad Riyaz Atari, who was seen in a video attacking Kanhaiyalal with a cleaver, had participated in the protests early last month against remarks on the Prophet made by BJP’s Nupur Sharma who was subsequently suspended by the party.
According to sources, Ghouse had gone to Pakistan in December 2014 to attend a 45-day programme on the invitation of Dawat-e-Islami, a “Pakistan-based radical Islamic organisation”. They said that after returning in January 2015, he joined a few WhatsApp groups and was in touch with “Salman bhai” and another person, identified as Abu Ibrahim, in Pakistan. (Read More)
Two days after members of Bajrang Dal and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) staged a protest in Gurgaon demanding stringent punishment for the accused in the murder of a tailor, Kanhaiya Lal, in Udaipur, Gurgaon police have booked the organisers of the rally for allegedly raising abusive slogans and promoting enmity between communities.
On Wednesday, at least 80 people had assembled at Nehru Park around 5 pm and marched towards Sadar Bazar before dispersing at Harish Bakery chowk. Protesters had burnt an effigy of ‘Islamic Jihad terrorism’. In purported videos of the rally, protesters could be heard raising provocative slogans against the Muslim community near Jama Masjid, as well as shouting ‘desh ke gaddaron ko, goli maaro saalon ko’. Read more
The annual Jagannath Rath Yatra began in Udaipur on Friday amid heavy security arrangements, three days after a tailor was brutally murdered in the city triggering communal tensions.
Special permission was given by the district administration to take out the procession as a curfew was clamped in seven police station areas on Tuesday night following the murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal.
Thousands of people attended the procession, which is expected to take several hours to cover its 7-km-long route.
Around 3,000 policemen have been deployed in the city to maintain law and order. ADG Dinesh M N, who is camping in Udaipur, said the deployment of policemen for the yatra this year is three times higher than the previous occasions. (PTI)
The Udaipur court has granted transit remand to the two accused arrested today. They will be presented at the NIA court in Jaipur by Saturday evening.
Members of the Jain community on Friday demanded more security for a resident of an Udaipur locality mentioned in the video clip posted by the alleged killers of tailor Kanhaiya Lal.
They met the district collector and handed over a memorandum pressing for enhanced security for tyre trader Nitin Jain and his family, who live in Sector 11.
Riaz Akhtari, the accused who allegedly murdered tailor Kanhaiya Lal on Tuesday for extending support to Sharma, had mentioned in a video that some people living in Sector 11 should also be beheaded. (PTI)
The two new accused arrested today in Kanhaiya Lal's murder case were presented before a local court. Chants of "Bharat mata ki" echoed the court campus.
The Rajasthan ATS had arrested the two accused identified as Asif Hussain and Mohsin Khan.
There is a massive deployment of police before Rath Yatra rally in Udaipur old city on Friday.
Supreme Court on Friday said that Nupur Sharma's outburst was responsible for "the unfortunate incident at Udaipur, where a tailor was murdered".
ANI quoted Supreme Court saying, "Supreme Court slams Nupur Sharma and says she should apologise to the whole country. Supreme Court says she and her loose tongue has set the entire country on fire. Supreme Court says her outburst is responsible for the unfortunate incident at Udaipur, where a tailor was murdered."
Two more people from Udaipur have been arrested in Kanhaiya Lal's murder case on Friday. They have been arrested for being involved in planning and execution of the plot to kill Lal.
"The Rajasthan ATS has arrested two more accused, Asif Hussain and Mohsin Khan. They have been found to be involved in the abetment of the crime. Both are residents of Udaipur," ADG ATS Ashok Rathore told The Indian Express on Friday.
In a major reshuffle in Rajasthan, 32 IPS officers including Inspector General (IG) and Superintendent of Police (SP) of Udaipur, where a tailor was brutally killed, have been transferred, according to the state department of personnel.
Kanhaiya Lal was killed Tuesday afternoon by two cleaver-wielding men, Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad, who posted a grisly video of the crime online claiming responsibility for the “beheading”.
SPs of 10 districts including Udaipur have been transferred in the list issued by the department late on Thursday night.
Udaipur IG Hinglaj Dan was removed and posted as IG civil rights. Praful Kumar, IG ATS was made the new IG of Udaipur.
At the same time, SP Udaipur Manoj Kumar was transferred to second battalion of Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC) in Kota.
Vikas Kumar, who was Ajmer SP, will now take charge of the new SP in Udaipur.
Jodhpur Police Commissioner Navjyoti Gogoi was transferred to Rajasthan Police Academy (RPA) as IG. (PTI)
BJP MP Ghanshyam Tiwari on Thursday demanded the resignation of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot accusing him of failing to protect the people of the state, two days after a tailor was brutally murdered in Udaipur city.
Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad had hacked tailor Kanhaiya Lal to death with a cleaver at his shop in Udaipur on Tuesday and later posted videos online saying they are avenging an insult to Islam.
The newly-elected Rajya Sabha MP said the Congress government in the state has an “anti-Hindu” mindset and believes in politics of appeasement.
"People have lost faith in the current regime following the Udaipur incident. This is an anti-Hindu government," Tiwari told reporters at a press conference here.
Rajasthan shares its border with Pakistan and this incident not only exposes the failure of the state's intelligence system but also attests to the fact that the Congress government is incapable of maintaining law and order and protecting people, he said. (PTI)
The Udaipur SP and IG were changed as part of a statewide transfer of IPS officers. Prafulla Kumar, who is part of the SIT constituted by Rajasthan govt to probe the killing, is the new Udaipur range IG.
The two accused, in the Udaipur murder case were shifted to Ajmer high security jail last night.
Police in Rajasthan's Ajmer have arrested three people, including a cleric, for delivering a hate speech in which they allegedly called for beheading to avenge the insult to Prophet Mohammad, officials said.
Police are suspecting that the hate speech delivered from the main entry gate of the Ajmer dargah on June 17 could have played a role in provoking the two people who murdered a tailor in Udaipur on Tuesday as the duo raised the same slogan that was chanted during the speech, sources in the police department said.
Dargah police station SHO Dhanveer Singh identified the three arrested men as Fakar Jamali, a cleric, Riyaz and Tazim. They were held on Wednesday night, he said.
Ajmer Superintendent of Police Vikas Sharma said the main accused Gohar Chisti is absconding and being searched.
"They (the arrested) were present with Gohar Chisti during the hate speech which was delivered from the Nizam gate of the Ajmer dargah," SHO Singh said.
The rally on June 17 was taken out against the controversial remark by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. Shortly before the rally began, Gohar and others addressed the gathering and allegedly called for avenging the insult to the Prophet. (PTI)
About 3 km from the market in Udaipur where Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor, was hacked to death on Tuesday, is a small general store, on the ground floor of a two-storey house in Raza Colony. The shop is locked, as is the house. Two police constables stand guard outside. Both the shop and the house belong to Ghouse Mohammad, one of the two men who killed Lal.
The colony is part of the larger Khanjipeer locality in Udaipur, a predominantly Muslim neighbourhood. Neighbours said that Ghouse, in his 30s, mostly kept to himself. “He was deeply religious. He kept to himself. We never heard his name being associated with any sort of violence,” said Mohammed Rafique, a resident.
Mohammed Umar, another neighbour, said Ghouse, a father of two, was earlier a “collection agent” with an investment agency. “Many people from this locality would make daily recurring deposits with him. After the company got entangled in allegations of fraud, many lost their money. Thereafter, he, along with his father, opened a general store,” he said. (Read More)
A local court on Thursday sent the two men accused of killing a tailor here to 14-day judicial custody for an identification parade, an official said.
The accused, Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad, who allegedly murdered Kanhaiya Lal in his shop on Tuesday, were brought in a police van with their faces covered and were produced in the court in the evening amid tight security. The official said that the court sent both the accused to judicial custody.
Public prosecutor Kapil Todawat told reporters that the police, while reserving their right to seek police remand, sought judicial custody for the accused for identification parade and the court ordered to send them to judicial custody till July 13. (PTI)
Noida Police arrested a 22-year-old man on Thursday for allegedly commenting on a video about the Udaipur killing and praising the assailants.
Station Officer, Expressway station, Sudhir Kumar said the man has been identified as Asif Khan. “Khan liked and commented on a video shared by a news portal on Facebook, wherein the murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal was being discussed and which also contained a clipping of the two assailants who were boasting about the ‘beheading’. Khan commented ‘bohot badhiya kiya mere bhai (well done my brother)’ on the video. His friends on Facebook saw his comment and clicked a screenshot of the same. (This) was soon circulated among residents of the village and a complaint was filed by the villagers late last night against Khan,” Kumar said. (Read More)
Special laws like the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) are "necessary" so that action can be taken against terrorists and those "who behead other people," Union minister R K Singh said on Thursday.
In his address at the opening of a national conference here on 'Human Rights in Indian Culture and Philosophy', he also said one has to have legislations like UAPA, and some people have to be detained, to "protect the lives of others".
His comments come in the backdrop of two men getting booked under the UAPA in Rajasthan's Udaipur for murdering a tailor there. Some reports said that the tailor was beheaded by the duo. (PTI)
The two men accused of killing of a tailor here were produced in a local court amid tight security on Thursday evening, officials said.
The two accused -- Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad -- were brought in a police van with their faces covered and were produced in the court while several advocates started shouting slogans on the premises, they said.
Riaz and Ghouse allegedly hacked tailor Kanhaiya Lal to death with a cleaver at his shop in Udaipur on Tuesday and later posted videos online saying they are avenging an insult to Islam. (PTI)
The NIA is looking into the role of "local self-radicalised" groups and other linkages of the two prime accused in the brutal killing of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal Teli, officials said on Thursday.
The federal agency is waiting to get the custody of Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad so that it can begin their questioning as part of the case registered against them under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and Indian Penal Code.
The NIA said the two wanted to "strike terror among the masses across the country" through the gruesome act. The duo had posted videos online claiming responsibility for the attack and also issued a threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)
Prime accused in the Udaipur beheading case were presented at the Udaipur district session court in Rajasthan today.
Mohammad Riyaz and Ghouse Mohammad, accused of hacking tailor Kanhaiya Lal Teli to death in Udaipur, allegedly told him that he has “no right to live”, as he has “written against the Prophet.”
As per the FIR lodged by Kanhaiya’s son Yash Teli, 20, he was informed by a relative about the attack on his father around 3.30 pm on Tuesday.
Yash runs a separate shop in Udaipur’s Hiran Magri area. “When I reached the spot, his bloodied body was lying outside the shop. It had injury marks from a sharp object on his neck, face and left hand,” Yash said. (Read More)
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met the family members of tailor Kanhaiya Lal, who was killed by two men allegedly over his social media post, at his residence in Udaipur.
Riyaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad, the accused in the brutal murder of a tailor (in Udaipur, Rajasthan), will be presented in a special NIA court in Jaipur by 5 pm today or tomorrow. (ANI)
NHRC chairperson justice (retd) Arun Kumar Mishra on Thursday extolled the ancient wisdom of India that speaks of 'ahimsa' and other human virtues, as he asserted that 'adhikar' essentially means "peaceful co-existence" and no one has any right to kill anybody or snatch someone else's bread to satiate their hunger.
His comments come in the backdrop of brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur by two men who had posted videos online that claimed they were avenging an insult to Islam. (PTI)
VHP president Alok Kumar on Thursday said the murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal is the result of religious extremism, and demanded prompt justice for the bereaved family.
Addressing a protest rally organised by the Bajrang Dal here, Kumar called upon the Muslim community to understand the current flow of time and rectify its ideology. "They will also have to take care that madrassas and other institutions are not used as nurseries of terrorism," he added. (PTI)
The family of Kanhaiya Lal Teli, the tailor who was hacked to death in Udaipur on June 28, has demanded police security.
“We have demanded security. My father was not provided security but we should be provided. We have been assured of the same,” Yash Teli, Kanhaiya Lal’s son said on Thursday. Yash, 20, also said the accused “should not be given anything less than a death sentence.” (Read More)
Thousands of people took part in a silent march in Udaipur to protest against the killing of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Udaipur who was killed by two men over a post in which he supported former BJP leader Nupur Sharma amid the Prophet remark row.
A large number of people belonging to Hindu Organisations took part in the march from Town Hall to the Collectorate called by the 'Sarv Hindu Samaj’.
A large number of police personnel was also deployed during the rally. A minor scuffle took place during the march. The police, however, said the rally was peaceful.
Terming the brutal killing of a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur as an act of terror, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday alleged there was a big international conspiracy behind the incident, and wanted the case to be investigated thoroughly.
All those behind the incident including international organisations should be brought to justice and the guilty must be hanged, he demanded.
"The Udaipur incident is a heinous and inhuman act. It is an act of terror. There is a big international conspiracy behind it and it needs to be investigated and those responsible should be hanged," Bommai said. (PTI)
The Congress on Thursday expressed concern over the "current situation in the country" and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make an appeal to the people to maintain peace and harmony.
Congress leader Alka Lamba also asked why information was not shared with chief ministers on "apprehensions of a foreign hand" in the Udaipur incident.
"The Congress is worried over the current atmosphere prevailing in the country. We urge the prime minister to take the initiative in this regard and come forward to make an appeal for maintaining peace and harmony in the country," she told reporters. (PTI)
Calling the “beheading” of an Udaipur tailor by two men over a controversial social media post as an act of terrorism, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that immediate action by the state government prevented prevented the accused from fleeing.
Speaking to news agency ANI, the Chief Minister said: “During a meeting with the leaders of all political parties yesterday (Wednesday), there was unanimous appreciation for two things — one, that the perpetrators were arrested in time and were not allowed to flee. The second was the kind of action that the state government has taken by registering the case under the UAPA and unearthing links with terrorist organistaions.” (Read More)
Thousands of people joined a protest against Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal's killing. The march was conducted with permission from the Town Hall to the collectorate.
Amid heavy security deployment, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot met the family members of late Kanhaiya Lal, who was killed by two men in Udaipur.
Markets remained closed in most of parts of Jaipur on Thursday following a bandh call given by a traders' body and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad to protest the brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made in view of the bandh, officials said, adding that emergency services are exempted. "The bandh is successful. All the markets are closed," a VHP leader claimed. Apart from markets in the walled city, those in other areas, including Khatipura, Vaishali Nagar, Rajapark, Tonk Road, Bajaj Nagar, Malviya Nagar, Sanganer etc. also remained closed.
Thousands of people took part in a protest rally in Udaipur against the gruesome murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal.
The 'Sarv Hindu Samaj' rally was called by Hindu organisations and was held peacefully from the Town Hall to the collectorate with permission of the district administration.
Additional DG Dinesh MN, who is camping in the city, said permission was given for the rally and curfew was relaxed on the route of the march. Though it was called a silent march, slogans in support of Hindu religion were raised by some members. Some people were also seen carrying saffron flags. (PTI)
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot appealed to people to maintain peace even as protests against Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal's killing gained momentum. Gehlot tweeted, "I want to assure you that no criminal will be spared irrespective of any religion or community."
He also appealed to people from different walks of life, including religious leaders and social activists, to help maintain peace in the state.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the full respect of all religions and for ensuring that different communities can live in harmony and peace globally, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said amidst communal tensions in Rajasthan after the killing of a tailor in Udaipur.
Dujarric said this in response to a question on whether the UN chief has a comment on the “resurgence” of religious tensions in India following the killing of Kanhaiya Lal. “We very much hope... we call for the full respect of all religions and for ensuring, throughout the world, that different communities can live in harmony and in peace,” Dujarric said at the daily press briefing. (PTI)
Mobile internet services remained suspended in the city while heavy police deployment was also in place.
Two Additional Director General, one Deputy IG and other senior officials are camping in the city to monitor the situation.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will meet family members of Kanhaiya Lal, who was brutally murdered in Udaipur on Tuesday, even as the curfew continued in the city on Thursday.
The chief minister is scheduled to arrive in Udaipur in a special plane at 1 pm. He will meet the family members, official sources told PTI.
Gehlot will be accompanied by the minister of state for home Rajendra Yadav, chief secretary Usha Sharma, DGP ML Lather and other senior officials, the sources said.
The Dawate Islami, the group to which Rajasthan Police have linked Mohammed Ghouse who killed tailor Kanhaiyalal in Udaipur on Tuesday, is a Sunni Barelvi proselytising group that was founded in Pakistan four decades ago.
It has chapters in several western countries. The Dawate Islami in India, based in Mumbai, is a rival Sunni group and has no links to the Dawate Islami (DeI) Pakistan.
The Tehreek-e-Labbaik, the Pakistani Barelvi group that has demonstrated its rallying ability and street power several times since 2016 on the issues of blasphemy and the finality of the Prophet draws its inspiration from the DeI.Read more
There were 26 injury marks on the body of Kanhaiya Lal, who was brutally killed by two men here, police sources said on Wednesday.
The 46-year-old tailor was attacked by two men with a cleaver on Tuesday.
Police sources informed that 26 injury marks were found in the post-mortem conducted on Wednesday morning.
However, it is not clear whether all the injuries were caused by the cleaver, they said.(PTI)
Condemning killing of tailor kanhaiya lal in udaipur, pro hindu activists in Bengaluru stage protest and demanded stringent action. They also submitted a memorandum to deputy commissioner of Bengaluru urban district office.
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.
Two men, identified as Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad, allegedly hacked Kanhaiya Lal to death with a cleaver at his shop in Udaipur on Tuesday and posted videos online saying they are avenging an insult to Islam.
One of the two prime accused has links with the Karachi-based Ismalist organisation Dawat-e-Islami and had visited Karachi in 2014, Director General of Police (DGP) of Rajasthan M L Lather told reporters on Wednesday.(PTI)
Launching a scathing attack against the Ashok Gehlot government over the murder of a tailor in Udaipur, the BJP on Wednesday alleged that terror outfits are flourishing in Rajasthan due to the Congress government's appeasement policy towards one community.
Hitting back, the Congress asserted that its government in the state was fully aware of its "raj dharma" and action would be taken in accordance with the law irrespective of factors such as religion or caste.(PTI)