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Udaipur beheading: Leaders across the board condemn the brutal killing

Leaders across the political spectrum have come out against the murder of an Udaipur tailor, an incident that has sparked tension and outrage in Rajasthan

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Police personnel deployed after the murder of a tailor, in Udaipur (Photo: PTI)

BS Web Team New Delhi
Leaders across the political spectrum have come out against the murder of an Udaipur tailor, an incident that has sparked tension and outrage in Rajasthan. 40-year-old Kanhaiya Lal was murdered on Tuesday by two accused, Gos Mohammad and Riyaz Akhtari, who have now been arrested. 

The incident captured in a video shows the two men slit the throat of the tailor, saying they avenged an insult to Islam. In another video, the accused were seen boasting about the murder as they also issued a threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, police said.

The tailor had reportedly shared a social media

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