The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday searched the premises of the accused in the Udaipur murder case.
“During the searches conducted today at the premises of the accused and suspects in the case, digital devices (mobile phones, laptops and SIM cards) and other incriminating material were seized,” the NIA said in a statement.
Sources said searches were conducted at nine places.
The case pertains to the murder of tailor Kanhaiyalal Teli for allegedly sharing his remarks made on June 28. BJP‘s Nupur Sharma on the Prophet. The two attackers, identified as Ghaus Mohammad and Riyaz Attari, were arrested by the Rajasthan Police on the same day.
Later took the matter into his own hands NIA, which has so far arrested seven suspects If.
Ghaus Mohammad and Riyaz Attari are suspected to have been influenced by the teachings of the Karachi-based conversion organization Dawat-e-Islami. One of them had visited Pakistan in the past. The agency is investigating whether the attackers were part of an Islamic State online group.