In Maharashtra’s Amravati, a 54-year-old chemist was stabbed to death after she posted a post on social media, in support of a suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Ms. Nupur Sharma.
The police, who launched an investigation, suspected the post to be a reason behind the murder of the victim, identified as Umesh Prahladrao Kolhe. Although the incident happened on the 21st of June, the matter came to light after the arrest of the accused, on the 1st of July.
In this murder case, the Maharashtra Police have arrested five people and a search is on to trace the prime accused Irfan Khan (32), who also runs a Non-Government Organisation (NGO.) In addition, the Amravati Commissioner of Police Dr . Aarti Singh said, “Kolhe ran a medical store in Amravati city. He had allegedly shared a post on some WhatsApp groups in support of Nupur Sharma for her comments. He even mistakenly shared the post in a WhatsApp group in which some Muslims were also members, including his customers.”
She further added, “After that, Irfan Khan hatched a conspiracy to eliminate Kolhe and roped in five persons for it. He promised to give Rs 10,000 to them and a safe escape in a car.”
Getting into the details of the incident, the murder occurred between 10:00 P.M., and 10:30 P.M., on the 21st of June, when Kolhe was going home on a two-wheeler after closing his shop.
The Amravati CP Dr. Arti Sharma said, “When all of them reached near Mahila College’s gate, two motorcycle-borne men came from behind and blocked Kolhe’s path. A youth alighted from the motorcycle and stabbed Kolhe on his neck with a sharp weapon and escaped from the spot. Kolhe collapsed on the road in a pool of blood. Sanket, the victim’s son Mr. Sanket rushed him to a hospital, where he died.”
Based on Saket’s complaint, an FIR was registered and five persons, identified as Muddsir Ahmad (22), Shahrukh Pathan (25), Abdul Thoufique (24) Shoaib Khan (22), and Adib Rashid (22), all residents of Amravati and daily wage workers, have been arrested.
In addition, the police seized the knife used in the crime and obtained the CCTV footage that captured the sequence of events.
The investigation into the matter is underway.
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