Udaipur-based tailor beheaded for making social media remarks
New Delhi : Internet services have been suspended in Udaipur amid prohibitory orders issued soon after a tailor was beheaded by two men, who later posted a video of the incident on social media. In another video, the assailants claimed that this was in retaliation for the victim sharing remarks made by BJP’s Nupur Sharma on the Prophet.
The victim tailor has been identified as Kanhaiya Lal.
The assailants identified themselves as Mohammad Riyaz and Ghouse Mohammad, issuing a death threat to PM Narendra Modi and Nupur Sharma.
The internet services were suspended in Udaipur soon after the incident came to light. Meanwhile, the authorities are exploring if the incident is attached to any 'terror angle'.
In one of the videos posted by the assailants, they can be seen going to the tailor’s shop as customers giving measurements and suddenly attack him with knife. The victim tailor can be heard screaming – "What happened? Tell me".
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that it is a heinous crime and strict action will be taken against the culprits.
The situation in Rajasthan has become tensed after the incident and the cops are looking for the men behind the attack.
