Udaipur: MHA has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the investigation of the brutal murder of Shri Kanhaiya Lal Teli.
New Delhi: The beheading of a tailor in Udaipur will be investigated as a terror case by the National Investigation Agency. The Ministry of Home Affairs tweeted on Wednesday that the anti-terror agency will investigate "international links" to the brutal murder. It said involvement of other organisations will also be probed.
"MHA has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the investigation of the brutal murder of Shri Kanhaiya Lal Teli committed at Udaipur, Rajasthan yesterday. The involvement of any organisation and international links will be thoroughly investigated," the ministry tweeted.
Kanhaiya Lal Teli, a tailor by profession, was hacked to death on Tuesday by two men over social media posts in support of the suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. His attackers released several videos in connection with the crime on social media later, and said they had avenged an insult to Islam. They also threatened Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The attackers entered Kanhiya Lal's shop posing as customers. While one attacker gave measurements, the other shot the video. The unsuspecting tailor could not spot the cleaver the attacker was flashing for the camera. He nearly beheaded Lal, who died on the spot.
The Rajasthan administration swung into action almost immediately to prevent communal violence as it suspended the internet in Udaipur, clamped an indefinite curfew and banned gatherings for a month. They arrested the two accused yesterday.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot appealed to the masses to maintain peace and not share the videos of the crime. He also demanded a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the violence.
The BJP, meanwhile, has attacked the Congress-led government, blaming it for promoting a "policy of appeasement" which led to the crime.
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