Udaipur tailor murder an "act of terror," says Karnataka CM Bommai
Bengaluru(PTI): Terming the brutal killing of a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur as an act of terror, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday alleged there was a big international conspiracy behind the incident, and wanted the case to be investigated thoroughly.
All those behind the incident including international organisations should be brought to justice and the guilty must be hanged, he demanded.
"The Udaipur incident is a heinous and inhuman act. It is an act of terror. There is a big international conspiracy behind it and it needs to be investigated and those responsible should be hanged," Bommai said.
Speaking to reporters here, he urged the Rajasthan government to thoroughly probe the matter and find out all those including international organisations behind the murder, and take measures to ensure stringent punishment for them.
Two men, identified as Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad, with a cleaver had hacked Kanhaiya Lal to death in Udaipur city's Dhan Mandi area on Tuesday and posted videos online that said they are avenging an insult to Islam. Both of them have been arrested for the murder.
In a video clip, Akhtari declared they had beheaded Lal and went on to threaten Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying their knife will get him as well.
Regarding the just concluded GST Council meeting in Chandigarh, of which he was a part, Bommai said discussion took place regarding extending the compensation and the final decision is likely in this regard in August.
Also, the law committee of the GST met and took measures aimed at clearing all legal hurdles, and the recommendations of the fitment committee have been accepted, he added.
On Congress's internal survey reportedly stating that the grand old party will get majority in the 2023 assembly polls in the state, the CM quipped, "Can Congress in their survey say that BJP will get majority?"
Responding to a question on reports that the Union Home Ministry has sought for evidence and documents from a state contractors association, regarding the "40 percent commission" charge leveled by it against the state government, Bommai said the government has not received any such communication.
"I have no information about it. If they (contractors' association) have received any such letter, let them share the information. Government (state) has not received any such letter," he said.
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11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site
Itanagar (PTI): Eleven more bodies were retrieved on Saturday from the deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, where a mini-truck on which 22 labourers from Assam were travelling fell, an official said.
With this, 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, Anjaw's deputy commissioner Milo Kojin said.
He said three more bodies will be brought out on Sunday.
The operation, being conducted by a joint team of the NDRF and Army, resumed at 6 am.
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"The retrieval process was extremely difficult because of the treacherous terrain, and the gorge is very deep," Kojin said.
The operation was suspended around 4 pm due to low visibility and will be resumed on Sunday morning, he said.
"One person is still missing, and a search operation will be carried out tomorrow," he added.
The accident happened on the evening of December 8, around 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam in the district. On the evening of December 10, one survivor managed to climb out of the gorge and reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, following which the authorities were alerted.
Six bodies were recovered from the gorge on Friday and handed over to their families on Saturday.
