Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): Uttar Pradesh DGP has confirmed that the three accused who were detained by Gujarat ATS, have accepted that they were involved in the case.
The Anti-Terrorism Squad of Gujarat had earlier arrested the accused on the basis of the CCTV footage.
The Uttar Pradesh police have also registered the FIR against Mohammed Mufti Naeem Kazmi and Imam Maulana Anwarul Haq from Bijnor based on the complaint filed by Tiwari's wife Kiran.
Police have taken them into custody, who was named in the FIR in Uttar Pradesh, state Director General of Police OP Singh has confirmed that the police have taken them into custody.
"Prime facie it seems that Tiwari was murdered due to his controversial statement made in 2015. There is a possibility," the DGP said as he ruled out any terror angle.
Tiwari was shot dead at the Naka area of Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Friday. He was the former leader of Hindu Mahasabha and had founded the Hindu Samaj Party.
According to an eye-witness, the attackers barged into Tiwari's office and opened fire on him.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to investigate Tiwari's murder.
SK Bhagat (Inspector General Lucknow), Dinesh Puri (Superintendent of Police Crime Lucknow) and PK Mishra (Deputy Superintendent of Police Special Task Force) are part of the SIT that will be probing the case.
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