Udaipur : 10-Day Police Custody By NIA Court To The Four Accused ; Agitated Lawyers Seek Capital Punishment

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A National Investigative Agency (NIA) court remanded in 10-day police custody the four people arrested in the murder case of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal.

Riaz Akhtari , Ghouse Mohammad were arrested on Tuesday, hours after they allegedly killed the tailor with a cleaver at his shop for extending supporting to suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, and posted videos online saying they were avenging an insult to Islam.

The two others, Mohsin and Asif, were caught on Thursday night for being involved in the plan to kill Kanhaiya Lal.

As per PTI report, They were produced before the court here amid tight security arrangements. “The court ordered police remand till July 12,” according to a lawyer.

Earlier, A group of lawyers attacked the four accused in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case, kicking and slapping them and hurling abuses as they were being taken to a prisoner vehicle after being produced in a court in Jaipur.

The clothes of one of the four accused were also torn, and the agitated lawyers raised slogans against Pakistan and demanded the capital punishment for them.