New Delhi: A day after the gruesome murder of a tailor in broad daylight in Udaipur on Tuesday it has been found that he had registered a complaint with police regarding receiving a threat, according to the police.
Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Hawa Singh Ghumaria said that , after Kanhaiya Lal made the video of Nupur Sharma’s remark on Prophet Muhammad viral on a social media group.
Following which Kanhaiya Lal was arrested on June 10 by the police but was later released on bail on June 11.
But he had gone to the police station with a threat of type complaint on June 15 and on June 17 he had given a written complaint to the police.
About Kanhaiya Lal’s first complaint
In his complaint, Kanhaiya Lal had stated that the alleged post that was made in support of Nupur Sharma was mistakenly shared by his eight-year-old son while he was playing game on his mobile. Soon after this, some people made his photo viral on social media groups, and asked their supporters to kill him if sighted.
The victim had also said that he was being pressurised to not open his shop, he was warned that if he opens the shop he would be killed.
ASI Suspended
Following this incident, the police have now suspended ASI Bhanwar Lal for allegedly not paying concern raised by Kanhaiya Lal regarding the threat calls that he was receiving.
On June 15, matter was resolved b/w both parties (Kanhaiya Lal &concerned people from Muslim community)threatening him.They reached a compromise in writing that misunderstanding has been cleared.We’ll now probe concerned people on why the matter escalated: HS Ghumariya, ADG (L&O) pic.twitter.com/KgXyp4usfs
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) June 28, 2022
Kanhaiya Lal murdered
Kanhaiya Lal, was murdered by two Muslim men on Tuesday. They chopped his head off and after the incident they had recorded a video where they had admitted to the killing the man over a social media post. The victim has supported Nupur Sharma for her controversial statements about the Prophet Muhammad.
Kanhaiya Lal killers arrested
The two accused identified as Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad was arrested on Tuesday in the Bheem area of Rajsamand district.
SIT Formed
However, the Rajasthan government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Udaipur murder case.
Section 144 imposed
Rajasthan: नूपुर शर्मा के समर्थन में पोस्ट करने वाले शख्स की दिनदहाड़े हत्या, हत्या के बाद विरोध में सड़क पर उतरे लोग pic.twitter.com/ic1FIO8F98
— Newsroom Post (@NewsroomPostCom) June 28, 2022
#WATCH | Rajasthan: Morning visuals from Udaipur where Sec 144 has been imposed in view of killing of one Kanhaiya Lal y’day
In order to maintain law & order, internet services were suspended for 24 hours across the state & Sec 144 imposed in all districts for the next one month pic.twitter.com/sEx2x47aXh
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) June 29, 2022