Know how Kamlesh Tiwari's murder case is linked with Surat
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19 Oct 2019 09:54 PM (IST)
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Three persons have been held by a joint team of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat Police in connection with the murder of Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari, UP's Director General of Police (DGP) OP Singh said on Saturday.
"During initial interrogation, the accused persons confessed to their involvement in the murder. They had been radicalised and killed the victim for a 2015 speech given by the victim in which he had said some objectionable things," Singh said told ANI.
The accused, who were arrested in Gujarat, have been identified as Maulana Mohsin Sheikh (24), Khurshid Ahmed Pathan (23) and Faizan (21).
"Initial investigation has revealed that Khurshid Pathan had planned the murder and Maulana Mohsin had acted as a motivator in the plot ," Singh had said in a press conference.
He also said that no links with any terror outfits have been established in the matter.
"During initial interrogation, the accused persons confessed to their involvement in the murder. They had been radicalised and killed the victim for a 2015 speech given by the victim in which he had said some objectionable things," Singh said told ANI.
The accused, who were arrested in Gujarat, have been identified as Maulana Mohsin Sheikh (24), Khurshid Ahmed Pathan (23) and Faizan (21).
"Initial investigation has revealed that Khurshid Pathan had planned the murder and Maulana Mohsin had acted as a motivator in the plot ," Singh had said in a press conference.
He also said that no links with any terror outfits have been established in the matter.