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Oct 19, 2019, 11:19 AM | Updated 11:18 AM IST
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Three individuals arrested by the Gujarat Anti Terror Squad have reportedly confessed that they murdered Hindu leader Kamlesh Tiwari for his remarks on Prophet Mohammed, reports Times of India.
#KamleshTiwari murder case: Three persons arrested by Gujarat ATS in Surat confess that they killed Tiwari over his remark on Prophet Muhammad.
— TOI Ahmedabad (@TOIAhmedabad) October 19, 2019
It was earlier reported that the three have been identified as Shamim Pathan, Faizan Pathan and Mohsin Sheikh and one of them is said to be a Maulana.
The authorities are also said to have identified two shooters who executed the crime, they are currently on the run.
The police officials managed this breakthrough after scanning the faces of the two shooters which were matched with another footage recovered from a sweet shop in Surat.
A radical Islamist organisation which calls itself Al Hind Brigade has taken responsibility for the gruesome murder of Hindu leader Kamlesh Tiwari.