The investigating agencies in Rajasthan, including the Special Operations Group (SOG) and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), will extend complete support to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that has taken over the probe into the murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur on Tuesday.
Police in Udaipur registered a case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act against the two accused, Riyaz Attari and Ghous Mohammed, in addition to the Indian Penal Code provisions. Director-General of Police M.L. Lather said preliminary investigation indicated that the crime was committed with the objective of spreading “terror and fear”.
Mr. Lather said at a press conference here that Ghous Mohammed had links with Pakistan-based Dawat-e-Islami and he had visited Karachi in 2014. The police have detained three persons in Rajsamand district in connection with Tuesday’s incident.
