New Delhi: Thirty-two Indian Police Service officers have been transferred in Rajasthan in a major shake-up following the brutal murder of a tailor in Udaipur Tuesday.
Among these officers was the Inspector General of Police, Udaipur.
The Udaipur police has been censured for not providing security to tailor Kanhaiya Lal after he complained of threats. The 48-year-old said he had been warned by some people after putting up a social media post in favour of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. Sharma’s controversial comments about the Prophet outraged India and Muslim nations.
The killers – Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad – filmed Kanhaiya Lal’s murder, and put out a video in which they bragged about the act and even threatened Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The accused said they were avenging insults to Islam.
In a major reshuffle in Rajasthan, 32 IPS officers including Inspector General and Superintendent of Police of Udaipur, where a tailor was brutally killed, have been transferred
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 1, 2022
The duo are in custody and were produced in a local court on Thursday. Five others have been detained following the murder.
Meanwhile, the anti-terror task force National Investigation Agency (NIA), is probing the gruesome crime and has filed a case under the strict Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act as well as various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
The Union Home Ministry has said the accused’s involvement with any international organisations would be thoroughly investigated.
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