Indian police made new arrests in the case Execution of a Hindu Tailor In Rajasthan, a murder sparked unease between a Hindu majority and a Muslim minority, leading to protests and a halt to the internet to prevent tensions from escalating.
Three senior police officers said on Saturday that two Muslim men based in the north-western state were held for allegedly planning the murder of a tailor at his shop in Udaipur last week, which is dotted with lakes and palace hotels. is a popular tourist destination.
Prafulla Kumar, a senior Udaipur-based police officer, said, “We have now arrested two masterminds and earlier we had arrested two people who had committed the heinous crime.”
Kumar said internet services are being gradually restored and security forces are on constant alert after the murder, allegedly by two Muslim men, has now been arrested, who filmed the act and Posted it online.
The alleged perpetrators said the act was in response to the victim’s support Derogatory statement of BJP leader Nupur Sharma About Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
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Victim Kanhaiya Lal Teli had allegedly put out a social media post supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s former spokesperson of the party, who had made anti-Islamic remarks in May.
On Friday, the judges of the Supreme Court of India Having said Sharma must apologize to the entire nation as the remarks sharpened religious fault lines in India, angered Muslim nations and created diplomatic tension.
In India, at least two protesters were killed in police firing in protest against Sharma’s comments.
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In Afghanistan, the terrorist group Islamic State last month Claimed The attack on a Sikh temple that killed at least two people and injured seven was in response to the insults of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in India.
Police in New Delhi Arrested Journalist Mohammad Zubair, an outspoken critic of the Modi government, who helped draw attention to Sharma’s comments through his fact-checking website Alt News and on social media.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) – India’s top counter-terrorism agency – said they were probing the murder of a Hindu tailor.
A senior NIA official in New Delhi said they are questioning Muslims linked to four suspects in Udaipur to find out if they had links to terrorist networks.
Muslims, who live about 3 km from the tailor’s shop, said they were nervous and fear social and economic boycott by powerful Hindus living in Udaipur.
“I know what has been done is barbaric but the community should not be held responsible for the act of the two men,” said Mohammad Farooq, a medical representative who lives in the city’s Muslim-dominated area.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board called the incident “extremely reprehensible”, saying it was against both Indian law and Islamic strictures.