Jaipur: Rajasthan Home Minister, Rajendra Yadav said that there is a Pakastani connection to the Udaipur killing, where Kanhaiyalal, who supported Nupur Sharma's statement on Prophet Mohammed through a social media post, was gruesomely killed on Tuesday. In an interview with ETV Bharat, Yadav said, "Rajasthan Government is cautious and the case has been handed over to NIA who will be highlighting the associate culprits, while the state government will ensure peace in the state."
Meanwhile, an all-party meeting was held on Wednesday at CM's residence in Jaipur. During this, the Kanhaiyalal's murder case in Udaipur was strongly condemned. Along with this, an appeal has been made to the public to maintain peace. CM Gehlot will also visit Udaipur on Thursday to meet the victim's family.
Talking further, Yadav said that the video of Kanhaiyalal's brutal murder, which went viral on social media, is also related to Pakistan and he further said, "this case is not of a fight between two religions, but of a terrorist incident and one of the accused Ghaus Mohammad has attended 45 days of training in Karachi in the year 2014-15. Moreover, in the year 2018-19, Mohammed also went to Arab countries, and last year he was located in Nepal."
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Adding further Home Minister said, "Chief Minister has called an all-party meeting at 6 pm on Wednesday at the CM's residence where he has decided to hand over the case to NIA while he has also arranged peace in the society as police have been deployed at various places in the city. Curfew has been imposed in seven police station areas. The state government and the SOGs will help and support NIA to the best so that the culprits are punished, meanwhile, a case in this incident has been registered under UAPA. "
Yadav further said, "The opposition parties should inform people rather than manipulate them so that there could be peace in the society. I also urge them to be patient as our forces are at work. Also, CM has announced that the Gallantry award will be given to the five policemen who nabbed the two accused."
Yadav also ensures that the culprits will be punished, "I would rather say they should be hanged and I am certain that NIA will drive out more information," Yadav said in the interview.
At the same time, amidst the slogans of 'Kanhaiyalal Amar Rahe', the corpse of Kanhnaiya Lal reached his village, where the last rites were performed. The high-level review meeting was held on Wednesday, where Police officials said that preliminary investigation revealed that the incident was prima facie done to spread terror. Now, further investigation will be done by NIA, with which Rajasthan ATS will fully cooperate. Police and administration should ensure law and order in the entire state and take strict action against attempts to create a disturbance, informed Yadav.
