The National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing the Umesh Kolhe murder case, on Wednesday conducted searches at 13 locations in Amravati and claimed to have found electronic items, pamphlets spreading hate messages and knives from the homes of the arrested accused and murder suspects. , ,
“During the searches conducted today at the premises of the accused and suspects, digital devices (mobile phones, SIM cards, memory cards, DVRs), hate pamphlets, knives and other incriminating documents and material have been seized from the agency,” a press release said. Note issued by
The case was initially registered on June 22 by Amravati’s City Kotwali police station, which invoked the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in the case. The Udaipur massacre is drawing to a close, in which the victim was targeted for allegedly endorsing derogatory remarks on Prophet Mohammad. BJP Spokesman Nupur SharmaThe Union Home Ministry handed over the investigation of Amaravati case to the NIA.
The NIA re-registered the case on July 2 and took over the investigation from Amravati Police. All the seven accused arrested by the Amravati city police are currently in the custody of the NIA.
The arrested accused include Irfan Khan (35), Dr Yusuf Khan (44), Mudassir Ahmed alias Sonu Raza Sheikh Ibrahim, 22, Shahrukh Pathan alias Badshah Hidayat Khan, 25, Abdul Tawfiq alias Nanu Sheikh Taslim, 24, Atib Rashid Vd Adil Rashid , 22. , and Shoaib Khan aka Bhurya Vd Sabir Khan, 22. Irfan is the alleged mastermind of the case.
Notably, the murder of 54-year-old Kolhe, a chemist from Amaravati city, took place on June 21, a week before the murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur on June 28. However, the Amravati Police could establish only one motive. court case. A week later they arrested the fifth accused in the case.