Amravati murder: Accused also has a rape case against him in Indore
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One of the accused in the Amravati chemist murder case has also a rape case registered against him in Indore. Irfan was in jail for 19 days for the rape case.
In a latest development, one of the accused in the Amravati chemist murder case has also a rape case registered against him in Indore. The accused, Irfan Khan, is allegedly the mastermind behind the murder.
Irfan was in jail for 19 days for the rape case. New evidence in this case has come to the fore. Here’s a copy of Irfan’s bail application filed by his lawyer in the rape case.
Chemist Umesh Kolhe was murdered last month over a social media post in support of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma in eastern Maharashtra's Amravati city. Umesh Prahladrao Kolhe was stabbed to death in Amravati on June 21. The police arrested seven people in connection with the case.
The arrested accused include Irfan Khan (32), the alleged master-mind behind the murder, along with Mudassar Ahmed alias Sonu Raza Sheikh Ibrahim (22), Shahrukh Pathan alias Badshasha Hidayat Khan (25), Abdul Taufik alias Nanu Sheikh Taslim (24), Shoeb Khan alias Bhurya Sabir Khan (22), Atib Rashid Aadil Rashid (22) and Yusuf Khan Bahadur Khan (44).
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over custody of all the seven accused in the murder of Amravati-based chemist.
The accused are likely to be produced before the NIA's Mumbai court on or before July 8.
