The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/nia-arrests-two-more-accused-in-jamaat-ul-mujahideen-bangladesh-case-23240173" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">National Investigation Agency</a> (NIA) has announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh for any information leading to the arrest of accused Shaheem Ahmed Firoz Ahmed wanted in the case of murder of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/nia-arrests-two-more-persons-in-amravati-pharmacist-murder-case-23239233" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Amravati</a> pharmacist Umesh Kolhe, an official said.
Ahmed (22), a resident of Zakir Colony in Amravati city of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-eknath-shindes-mla-prakash-surve-wants-navratri-parties-to-go-on-till-midnight-23245565" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Maharashtra</a>, has been on the run since the case was registered two months back.
"The NIA has declared a cash reward of Rs 2 lakh for any kind of information leading to the arrest of Ahmed," the official said on Monday.&nbsp;The probe agency has so far arrested 10 people in connection with Kolhe's murder.
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Kolhe was killed in Amravati on June 21 after he shared on social media a post purportedly supporting suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her controversial remarks about Prophet Mohammad.
The NIA registered the case on July 2 on directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs under Indian Penal Code Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 302 (murder), 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc) and 153-B (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration), and provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.&nbsp;
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Ahmed (22), a resident of Zakir Colony in Amravati city of Maharashtra, has been on the run since the case was registered two months back

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