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Udaipur Tense After Tailor Kanhaiya Lal Murdered For Social Media Posts
The horrific daylight murder of a tailor has pushed Rajasthan's Udaipur on edge.
Jaipur: The horrific daylight murder of a tailor has pushed Rajasthan’s Udaipur on edge. With a video of the murder being widely circulated on social media, internet has been suspended, shops shut and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has appealed for peace.
Here are the Top 10 points in this big story:
- The murder of Kanhaiya Lal is apparently linked to a series of inflammatory social media posts from two communities.
- Kanhaiya Lal was an accused in the case and was even questioned by the police.
- Searches are on for the alleged killers, who not only filmed the attack inside the tailor’s shop, but gloated about the crime on the video and issued threats.
- Hawasingh Ghumta, the Additional Director of law and order, told reporters that arrests will be made soon and they have received orders “not to spare anyone”.
- The police said the murder is “pre-planned” and teams have been formed to investigate it.
- The police also said the tailor had received threats from certain organisations over his post.
- Calling the situation “painful” and “shameful”, Mr Gehlot said an atmosphere of “animosity” has been created.
- “Strict action will be taken against all the criminals involved in this incident and the police will get to the bottom of it. I appeal to all parties to maintain peace,” Mr Gehlot said.
- “I appeal to everyone not to spoil the atmosphere by sharing the video of this incident. By sharing the video, the criminal’s purpose of spreading hatred in the society will be successful,” Mr Gehlot added.
- “I have spoken to the Chief Minister, the Superintendent of police and asked that arrests be made as soon as possible so the anger simmers down,” said opposition leader Gulab Chand Kataria.
