Udaipur tailor murder: Three accused in Kanhaiya Lal's killing sent to police custody, four in judicial custody

The NIA court in Jaipur has sent Riaz Akhtari, Ghouse Mohammad and Farhad Mohammad Sheikh to police custody till 16 July

|Jul 12, 2022, 18:59:39 IST

Jaipur: An NIA court in Jaipur on Tuesday sent three of the accused in Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal’s murder case to police custody till 16 July, while the other four were remanded in judicial custody till 1 August.All of them were produced in the court separately.The court had earlier remanded the accused into the National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody until 12 July, Special Public Prosecutor TP Sharma said.The court sent three of them – Riaz Akhtari, Ghouse Mohammad and Farhad Mohammad Sheikh –to police custody till 16 July, Sharma said.The four others, identified as Mohmamad Mohsin, Wasim Ali, Asif and Mohsin were sent to judicial custody till 1 August, he added.Kanhaiya Lal was killed by cleaver-wielding Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad at his shop on 28 June in the Udaipur’s Dhan Mandi police station area over a controversial post on social media.The accused had posted a grisly video of the crime online.Both Akhtari and Mohammad were nabbed in Rajsamand hours after the crime.Two days later, Mohsin and Asif were arrested. They were allegedly involved in the conspiracy of the killing and had conducted a recce of Kanhaiya’s shop.The NIA later arrested Mohammad Mohsin, Wasim Ali and Farhad Mohammad Sheikh on different dates.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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