New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested the seventh person identified as Farhad Mohammad Sheikh in connection with the murder of Tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur city of Rajasthan last month.

Sheikh alias ‘Babla’ has been arrested last night, an NIA spokesperson said. He is a close aide of Riyaz Akhtari, the main accused in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case.

He had played a major role in the conspiracy hatched regarding the murder of Kanhaiya Lal.

Tailor Kanhaiya Lal was murdered in his own shop on June 28. Riyaz Akhtari had attacked him with a knife. The video of the murder was made by Gauss Mohammed on his mobile phone and later the video was posted on social media.

This was followed by a message that Kanhaiya Lal had been murdered for the crime of desecrating Islam. The police had arrested Riyaz Akhtari and Gauss Mohammed within a few hours after the murder incident. Later, four more persons were held.

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Jaipur: The BJP on Saturday denied allegations of links with one of the killers involved in the brutal murder of a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur in the past.

Amid the ongoing controversy after the murder, the state’s ruling party Congress, had posted a picture on social media, in which one of the accused involved in the murder was seen with a BJP leader.

Sadiq Khan, head of the minority wing of the Rajasthan BJP, said, “We have nothing to do with any of the accused. Such a heinous murder is a failure of the Congress government in Rajasthan.”

The Congress had alleged that one of the main accused in the murder of tailor Kanhaiyalal was a “BJP member”. Making the allegations, the party asked whether the Centre had transferred the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to hush up the case.

Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera cited the very sensational revelations of a media group regarding the Udaipur incident, which has shown the BJP’s relationship with Riyaz Attari. However, the claims were dismissed by BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya terming it as “fake news”.

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Jaipur: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Rajasthan has countered the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) claim that militant outfits had no role in the killing of Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur.

Contradicting the NIA’s claims, the state agency late on Friday said the investigation was still at an early stage.

Pertinently, the state government had suspended Udaipur Additional SP Ashok Kumar Meena on Friday evening. Earlier, the SHO and SI were also suspended. Meanwhile, ATS sources said the accused were in touch with two Pakistani nationals.

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New Delhi: In the Udaipur murder case, the police have made a sensational revelation. According to sources, the criminals had given Rs 5,000 separately for their bike to “get a plate of number 2611”.

In fact, since the indication of a terrorist angle in the case, the police have been linking this number to the date when the worst terrorist attack took place in Mumbai.

This is the same vehicle in which two killers, Gos Mohammad and Riyaz Akhtari, had escaped after slitting the throats of tailor Kanhaiya Lal. The bike with registration number RJ 27 AS 2611 now at Dhan Mandi police station in Udaipur.

Police sources said one of the criminals, Riyaz, deliberately asked for the number ‘2611’ and gave an additional Rs 5,000 for this number plate. The police want to get to the bottom of the real causes of the incident through this bike number. Police sources told NDTV that Riaz’s passport shows that he had gone to Nepal in 2014.

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New Delhi: In Udaipur, Rajasthan, a tailor Kanhaiya Lal has been brutally murdered, following which there is an atmosphere of tension in the entire area. The administration has imposed Section 144 across the Udaipur.

Curfew has been imposed in many police station areas. The killers of Udaipur-based Taylor Kanhaiya have been arrested by the police. Police have arrested the accused Riaz Akhtari and Gaus Mohammed from Rajsamand in Rajasthan.

According to the information, after the murder of Taylor Kanhaiya Lal, both the accused were fleeing by breaking the police barricading on the bike when soon after getting the information, the police chased them and both of them were arrested in Rajsamand.

Those arrested after the brutal murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur have been identified as Gaus Mohammed, son Rafiq Mohammed and Abdul Jabbar’s son Riyaz, a resident of Surajpole area of Udaipur. Rajsamand Superintendent of Police Sudhir Chaudhary said the identity of the accused has been confirmed. He said both the accused were trying to flee wearing helmets on a motorcycle but were caught during a blockade in Bhim area.

The attackers are suspected of being involved in terrorist incidents!

The accused, who committed the daylight murder in Udaipur, had posted a video admitting to the crime. The police have arrested both of them. One of them was identified as Riaz Akhtari. Akhtari’s relationship is being told to pakistan-based Daawat-e-Islami.

This organization also has branches in India. Some members of the Daawat-e-Islami were involved in several terror incidents, including the killing of Salman Taseer, governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, in 2011. It is feared that the attackers may have links to ISIS. According to the police, both the accused were arrested from Bhim area of Rajsamand district.

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New Delhi: In a shocking incident, two persons broke into a tailor’s shop in Dhanmandi police station area of Udaipur and slit his throat and killed him over his social media post supporting suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma.

The two accused also released a video of the incident on social media.

After this the sensation spread. Curfew has been imposed in seven police station areas of Udaipur immediately till further orders and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has appealed to the public to maintain peace.

The NIA is likely to investigate the murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

Sources said the Union Home Ministry has sent a team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to Udaipur. According to sources, the case may be handed over to the NIA for investigation once a case is registered under the anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. An official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that prima facie it looked like a terror attack.

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