A shopkeeper in Udaipur beheaded for supporting Nupur Sharma

In a Taliban-style shocking incident, a shopkeeper was allegedly beheaded by two men in Udaipur today. The deceased had reportedly shared a social media post in support of Nupur Sharma, a few days ago.

According to the news agency ANI, the two alleged murderers posted a video of the beheading and even threatened to take Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s life on social media.

As per the police, the victim, a tailor by profession, was attacked by a sharp-edged weapon. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media.



The two accused reached the victim's shop on Tuesday afternoon under Dhan Mandi police station area, policesaid.

One of the assailants, who was identified as Riyaz, attacked Kanhaiya Lal with a sharp-edged weapon while the other recorded the crime on his mobile phone, police said.

Soon after, they circulated a video of themselves confessing to the killing on social media.

In the viral video, one of the two accused could be heard saying, "I will make the video viral when I accomplish my goal to teach a lesson to the accused who has shown disrespect to our God."

Meanwhile, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has appealed to the people to maintain peace.
"I condemn the heinous murder in Udaipur. Strict action will be taken against all those involved in the crime and the police will go to the bottom of the case. I appeal to all the parties to maintain peace. Strictest punishment will be given to those involved in such a heinous crime," he said.

(Inputs from agencies)