National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday took custody of the two men, who beheaded a tailor in Udaipur, from Ajmer’s high-security jail to bring them to Jaipur to produce before NIA court. Both accused Riyaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad were brought to Ajmer high-security jail amid tight security on Friday. […]
Udaipur incident: 32 police officers transferred
A total of 32 police officers including the Inspector General (IG) and Superintendent of Police (SP) of Udaipur have been transferred. This comes after a tailor was hacked to death inside his shop by two men in broad daylight. SPs of 10 districts, including Udaipur, have been transferred in the […]
Udaipur incident: Two accused shifted to Ajmer high-security jail
The two men, who beheaded a tailor in Udaipur, were brought to Ajmer’s high-security Jail on Thursday night. The beheading of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur by two men for allegedly posting content in support of suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nupur Sharma, had sparked public outrage across the […]
Won’t tolerate religious frenzy, says Uttarakhand CM over Udaipur incident
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said that the state government won’t tolerate religious frenzy in the state after violence erupted in parts of Rajasthan over Udaipur beheading case. Home Department, administration and police have been instructed to take strict action in this regard, including special action on social […]
Udaipur incident: Rajasthan CM appeals for peace, says no criminal will be spared
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday appealed to the people to help maintain law and order in the state and assured that no criminal will be spared irrespective of any religion or community. His remarks come after tension in the state over the murder of a tailor on June […]
Udaipur incident: Main accused in touch with Pak-based organisation Dawat-e-Islami, says police
Rajasthan Police on Wednesday said that the main accused involved in the killing of the tailor in Udaipur were in touch with Pakistan-based organisation Dawat-e-Islami and one of them also went to Karachi in Pakistan in 2014 to meet the organisation. Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) ML Lather said […]
Udaipur incident: Mortal remains of Kanhaiya Lal reach his native place
Mortal remains of Kanhaiya Lal, who was killed on Tuesday by two men in Udaipur’s Maldas street area, reached his native place in Udaipur today. Hundreds of people join the funeral procession of Kanhaiya Lal. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take […]
Asaduddin Owaisi condemned the Udaipur incident, said Nupur Sharma should also be arrested
A tailor was allegedly killed in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district on Tuesday for insulting Islam. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has condemned the killing. Addressing a gathering in Bhopal’s Ashok Garden area as part of his party’s campaign for the local body elections in Madhya Pradesh, Asaduddin also […]