Udaipur Murder : Court Remands Accused To 14 Days Judicial Custody

Kanhaiya Lal had received threats earlier for supporting in social media the remarks made by BJP leader Nupur Sharma on Prophet Muhammed. The assailants took a video of the brutal attack. In a video posted later, the attackers said that they carried out the murder to avenge the insult to Islam.

Yesterday, the National Investigation Agency of India had re-registered a case against the accused persons. The case has been re-registered under sections 452, 302, 153(A), 153(B), 295(A) & 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 16, 18 & 20 of the UA(P) Act, 1967 against the accused persons.

The Press Release issued by the National Investigation Authority, states,

"NIA has re-registered a case RC-27/2022/NIA/DLI on 29/06/2022 under under sections 452, 302, 153(A), 153(B), 295(A) & 34 of IPC and sections 16, 18 & 20 of the UA(P) Act, 1967 against the accused who have conspired, planned and committed the heinous murder of Shri Kanahiya Lal Telli on 28.06.2022 in Udaipur, Rajasthan."

Notably, the case was initially registered at Dhanmandi Police Station of Udaipur, Rajasthan on 29.06.2022 pertaining to murder of the deceased Shri Kanahiya Lal Teli on 28.06.2022 by two accused who had inflicted multiple injuries to the victim with sharp weapons.

The NIA has issued a Press Release yesterday informing that the accused persons had also circulated a video of the criminal act in the social media claiming responsibility of the murder in order to trigger panic and strike terror among the masses accross the country. Now, the NIA has re-registered the case today, added the press release.

As per the press release, it has been informed that pursuant to the registration of the case, the teams of NIA have already reached Udaipur and requisite action for expeditious investigation of case has already been initiated.