A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on Friday sent seven men to judicial custody in connection with the murder of a pharmacist for allegedly sharing objectionable WhatsApp posts in support of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s statement on Prophet Muhammad.
The NIA counsel argued that electronic evidence in the case has been tampered with and that one accused is still absconding.
Lawyers of accused, Advocate Sharif Shaikh and Ali Kaashif Khan Deshmukh, said that no terrorist organisation is involved in the killing and the prosecution has failed to link this incident with any other incident across the country.
