Udaipur Murder : Centre Asks NIA To Take Over Investigation; International Links To Be Probed

The Central Government has directed the National Investigation Agency to take over the investigation of the gruesome murder of a tailor named Kanhaiya Lal Teli at Udaipur yesterday.

"MHA(Ministry of Home Affairs) has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the investigation of the brutal murder of Shri Kanhaiya Lal Teli committed at Udaipur, Rajasthan yesterday. The involvement of any organisation and international links will be thoroughly investigated", the Union Home Minister's Office tweeted today morning.

The Rajasthan police had arrested two men - Mohammad Riyaz and Ghouse Mohammed- for the murder yesterday. Kanhaiya Lal had received threats earlier for supporting in social media the remarks made by BJP leader Nupur Sharma on Prophet Muhammed. The assailants took a video of the brutal attack. In a video posted later, the attackers said that they carried out the murder to avenge the insult to Islam.