Udaipur murder: Special Investigation Team constituted to probe matter

Udaipur murder live updates: An SIT, comprising of SOG ADG Ashok Kumar Rathore, ATS IG Prafulla Kumar, one SP & Additional SP, has been formed to probe the case as reported by ANI.

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Udaipur murder live updates: The whole country is shaken after the gruesome murder of a tailor in Udaipur. In the horrific incident, two Muslim men beheaded a tailor at his shop for supporting BJP leader Nupur Sharma's controversial remarks on social media in Rajasthan's Udaipur. Not only this, assailants recorded the crime on camera and circulated the video on social media. The two accused reached the victim's shop on Tuesday afternoon under Dhan Mandi police station area, police said today.

One of the assailants, who was identified as Riyaz, attacked Kanhaiya Lal with a sharp-edged weapon while the other recorded the crime on his mobile phone, police said.

Udaipur murder: Accused threatened PM Modi in video after beheading tailor

Soon after, they circulated a video of themselves confessing to the killing on social media. The assailants even threatened to kill PM Narendra Modi and BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma in similar fashion. "Inshallaah, we our machet will reach Narendra Modi and Nupur Sharma too".

The two accused have now been detained from Rajsamand district in Rajasthan, reported ANI.

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28 June 2022

23:07 IST

SIT formed to investigate matter

Rajasthan | #Udaipur beheading: An SIT, comprising of SOG ADG Ashok Kumar Rathore, ATS IG Prafulla Kumar, one SP & Additional SP, has been constituted to investigate the matter.

— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) June 28, 2022

22:25 IST

NIA to investigate gruesome Udaipur murder

According to government sources, the NIA team is likely to file a case under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. (ANI)