Stone-throwing broke out today in Udaipur as hundreds took out a protest march near a communally tense area, over tailor Kanhaiya Lal's murder. The tailor's grisly murder on camera by two men triggered tension in Rajasthan's Udaipur and a terror investigation.
Kanhaiya Lal was killed in his shop by two men, Gos Mohammad and Riyaz Akhtari, who filmed the crime and bragged about it in a video, also threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two were arrested when they were trying to escape on a bike, their faces covered by helmets.
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We have demanded security. My father was not provided security but we should be provided. We have been assured of the same. The culprits should not be given anything less than a death sentence: Yash, son of Kanhaiya Lal who was beheaded on June 28 by two men in Udaipur, Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/9JmmVpfQON
- ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) June 30, 2022
Amid outrage over tailor Kanhaiya Lal's murder on camera, protesters took out a huge procession in Udaipur this morning. Read here
A crowd of around 300 persons has gathered at the town hall in Udaipur and protesting over tailor Kanhaiya Lal's murder. They are moving towards the District Collectorate.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has appealed to the people of Rajasthan to help maintain law and order in the state. His comments came after tension gripped the state over the murder of a tailor, Kanhaiya Lal, by two men in Udaipur. The Chief Minister also urged religious leaders, the representatives of people and social activists to appeal to people to ensure peace in the society.
प्रदेशवासियों से मेरी अपील.. pic.twitter.com/2Tsy2anEmp
- Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) June 30, 2022
