Udaipur murder case: Kanhaiya Lal's colleague alone tried to fight off the attackers

 Udaipur murder case: Kanhaiya Lal's colleague alone tried to fight off the attackers

A shopkeeper named Kanhaiya Lal was murdered in broad daylight in Rajasthan’s Udaipur on Tuesday. Both the accused, Mohammad Riaz and Ghouse Mohammad, have been arrested. When both were attacking the shopkeeper, everyone ran away but his colleague who was working at the shop, Ishwar Singh, alone tried to fend them off and save him.

He tried his best to save Kanhaiya Lal, but both the accused also mercilessly attacked him, after which he got seriously injured. At present, Ishwar Singh is being treated at Maharana Bhupal Hospital in Udaipur, he has been administered 16 stitches.

Case registered under UAPA Act:

In the press conference, Rajasthan DGP ML Lather said that both the accused have been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). He further stated that one of the accused, Ghouse Mohammad, has links with the Karachi-based Islamist organisation Dawat-e-Islami.

Lather also said that Ghouse Mohammad had gone to Karachi in Pakistan in 2014 and had links with Dawat-e-Islami.

Dawat-e-Islami, a religious movement based in Pakistan, claims to be a non-profit entity propagating the message of Prophet Muhammad. It offers online courses in Islamic studies and also runs a television channel. Dawat-e-Islami also gives special training to offer Dawah (invitation to Islam), convert and radicalise people through online courses.