Udaipur Violence over Nupur Sharma's Statement!
Over the controversial statement by Nupur Sharma, many states are witnessing a worsening scenario. Recently Udaipurhas been under a deadly scenario as one of the tailor masters was dead.
He was murdered on Tuesday by two men who filmed the killing. Later, Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad put out another video in which they bragged about the murder and also threatened to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to the information, as many as 32 officers of the Indian Police Service (IPS), including the Inspector General and Police Superintendent Of Udaipur, have been transferred in the wake of the gruesome murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal.
Udaipur police came under strong criticism for not providing security to the 48-year-old after he complained of threats over a social media post in support of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, whose comment on Prophet Muhammad triggered massive outrage.
The Union Home Ministry has handed over the investigation into the sensitive case to the country's top anti-terror agency, the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The killers had links with Pakistan-based group Dawat-e-Islami and one of them also went to Karachi in 2014, say investigators.
The tailor's murder was a planned act of terror and more people were involved, Rajasthan police chief ML Lather said.
"The main accused were in touch with organisation Dawat-e-Islami. One of them also went to Karachi in Pakistan in 2014 to meet the organisation. We are considering it an act of terror," he said.
Mr. Lather said an Assistant Sub-Inspector has been suspended for not taking proper action to prevent the incident.
Udaipur continues to be on alert as the curfew imposed in the wake of the horrifying crime continues.
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