Via PTI
AMRAVATI: A workforce of the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) visited Amravati town in japanese Maharashtra on Saturday for probe into the killing of a chemist after it emerged that the crime may well be connected to his social media posts supporting suspended BJP chief Nupur Sharma.
The chemist, Umesh Prahladrao Kolhe (54), was once killed on June 21, and Maharashtra police have arrested 5 individuals in reference to the incident.
Previous within the day, a Union House Ministry spokesperson tweeted that the probe of the case has been passed over to the NIA.
An NIA workforce has reached Amravati, mentioned a senior police reliable in Mumbai.
A workforce of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of state police from Aurangabad may be visiting the town, mentioned an reliable.
Kolhe’s killing had taken position every week prior to two males hacked to demise a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur prior to posting movies on-line announcing that they have been avenging an insult to Islam.
The NIA may be probing the killing of the Udaipur tailor, Kanhaiya Lal.
As according to state police, Kolhe was once killed between 10 pm and 10.30 pm on June 21 when he was once returning house on a two-wheeler after final his store.
“5 individuals were arrested in reference to the homicide and seek is on to track high accused Irfan Khan (32), who runs an NGO,” Amravati commissioner of police Dr Aarti Singh had mentioned previous.
“Kolhe ran a clinical retailer. He had allegedly shared a put up on some WhatsApp teams in reinforce of Nupur Sharma for her feedback (towards Prophet Mohammad),” an reliable of the Town Kotwali police station mentioned.
Khan allegedly hatched a conspiracy to kill Kolhe and roped in 5 others, promising to pay them Rs 10,000 and protected get away in a automobile after the killing, he mentioned.
Police arrested Muddsir Ahemad (22), Shahrukh Pathan (25), Abdul Thoufique (24) Shoaib Khan (22) and Atib Rashid (22), all citizens of Amravati and day-to-day salary employees.
Additionally they seized the knife used within the crime and got CCTV pictures that captured the series of occasions.
The BJP on June 5 suspended its nationwide spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled Delhi BJP media head Navin Jindal after their alleged derogatory remarks towards Prophet Mohammad resulted in outrage in India and likewise in some Muslim international locations.