Pakistan on Wednesday rejected Indian reports linking the accused in the brutal murder of a tailor in Udaipur to a Karachi-based Islamist outfit.
Riyaz Akhtari and Ghaus Mohammad stabbed Kanhaiya Lal to death at their shop in Udaipur (Photo: India Today)
A day after the brutal murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur, Rajasthan Police said that one of the two accused in the case, Ghaus Mohammad, had gone to Karachi in Pakistan in 2014 and had links with Dawat-e-Islami.
In a statement on Wednesday, Pakistan dismissed the report as “misleading” and an attempt to “defame” the country.
Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmed said, “We have seen a section of Indian media referring to the investigation into the murder case in Udaipur, trying to link accused persons, Indian nationals to an organization in Pakistan. has been.” ,
Stating that such “objections” are typical of “BJP-RSS ‘Hindutva’-run Indian regime’s attempts to defame Pakistan, which include externalizing its internal issues by pointing fingers at Pakistan.”
The gruesome murder of a tailor on June 28, who had allegedly shared a post on social media in support of BJP official Nupur Sharma, has shook the nation. While the criminals Mohammad Riyaz Attari and Ghaus Mohammad have been caught; The investigation has revealed more details about the links of one of the accused with Pakistan-based Dawat-e-Islami organization.
Rajasthan DGP ML said, “One of the accused, Ghosh Mohammad, has links with Karachi-based Islamist outfit Dawat-e-Islami. He had gone to Karachi in 2014. So far we have detained five people, including the two main accused. ” Lather is quoted as saying.
But, the Pakistani Foreign Office spokesperson said, “Such malicious attempts will not succeed in misleading the people in India or abroad.”