Udaipur killers in NIA custody, were provoked by Pak handlers to ‘do something big’
India Today
The NIA on Saturday took custody of the two main accused in the Udaipur murder case. Intelligence sources told India Today that the accused had been provoked to “do something big” by Pakistan-based handlers.
A day after officially taking over the probe into the Udaipur murder case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken custody of the two main accused, Muhammad Riaz and Ghouse Muhammad.
Early on Saturday morning, an NIA team reached the high security jail in Rajasthan’s Ajmer and took remand of the two accused. They are now being transported to Jaipur under heavy security cover.
Meanwhile, intelligence sources told India Today that Muhammad Riaz and Ghouse Muhammad had been indoctrinated by Pakistan-based handlers, identified as Salman Haider and Abu Ibrahim. The sources said that Haider and Ibrahim had been provoking the two accused to stage a major attack in the wake of the row over Nupur Sharma’s remarks about the Prophet.
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According to sources, Muhammad Riaz and Ghouse Muhammad had allegedly been trying to arrange for explosives like RDX to carry out terror strikes. The two had talked about “doing something big”, they said.
Tailor Kanhaiya Lal was beheaded on Tuesday by two cleaver-wielding men, Muhammad Riaz and Ghouse Muhammad, who posted a grisly video of the crime online claiming responsibility for the deed. Both the accused were arrested in Rajsamand hours after the crime.
The two accused had links to Dawat-e-Islami, a religious movement based in Pakistan, sources said.
