Udaipur murder: 32 police officers transferred

A total of 32 police officers including the Inspector General IG and Superintendent of Police SP of Udaipur have been transferred This comes after a tailor was hacked to death inside his shop by two men in broad daylightSPs of 10 districts including Udaipur have been transferred in the list issued by the department late on Thursday night Vikas Kumar has replaced Manoj Kumar as the Superintendent of Police UdaipurVikas Kumar earlier served as Ajmer SP Prafulla Kumar has been appointed as IG Udaipur Earlier Prafulla Kumar was the IG of ATSIG Udaipur Hingaljadan was also removed he has now been appointed as IG Civil Rights Udaipur Police came under strong criticism for not providing security to the murdered tailor Kanhaiya Lal after he complained of threats over a social media post in support of suspended BJP leader Nupur SharmaMeanwhile on Thursday night two accused in the Udaipur tailors killing who were arrested from Bhim in the Rajsamand district were brought to Ajmers highsecurity jail The duo had sparked outrage in the country after posting a video on social media boasting about the beheading They also threatened Prime Minister Narendra Modis life as wellThe assailants who identified themselves in the video as Riyaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad Riyaz was seen attacking 47yearold Kanhaiya Lal with a sharpedged weapon while the other Ghouse recorded the crime on his mobile phone The incident took place in Udaipurs Maldas areaThe victim reportedly had recently shared a social media post in support of Nupur Sharma former BJP leader who had made controversial remarks against Prophet MohammadKanhaiya Lal was cremated on Wednesday in Udaipur in the presence of a large number of people who raised slogans demanding capital punishment for the accused His last rites were performed amidst heavy police securityRajasthan Police on Wednesday said that the main accused in Lals killing were in touch with Pakistanbased organisation DawateIslami and one of them also went to Karachi in Pakistan in 2014 to meet the organisationRajasthan Director General of Police DGP ML Lather said that besides the main accused police have also taken three other people into our custody with whom they were in contactThe National Investigation Agency NIA on Wednesday took over the investigation of the brutal murder of a tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthans Udaipur who was hacked to death inside his shop by two men in broad daylightThe two accused were arrested within hours of the incidentNIA on Thursday said it suspects the role of a terror gang and not a terror outfit The antiterror agency however made it clear that there is a role of a bigger gang behind the brutal killing and that it was not just an act done by only two persons who were arrested by state police after the incidentAs per the agency the accused both residents of Udaipur will be questioned at NIAs Jaipur office and not be brought to DelhiNIAs six to 10member team under the supervision of an Inspector General and a Deputy Inspector General rank officer is probing the matter and a series of raids will be conducted as per inputs said the officerThe antiterror agency has filed a First Information Report FIR under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act as well as various sections of the Indian Penal CodeThe move comes soon after the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday directed the NIA to take over the investigation of the case that shocked people across the countryFollowing the murder local markets in the area were shut as the traders demanded justice for the victim Internet services were suspended in Udaipur and a curfew has been imposedA statewide alert had also been issued to all SPs and IGs to increase the mobility of forces and to maintain officers on the groundThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever