Kanhaiya Lal, Hindu Tailor Beheaded Over Blasphemy, Cremated In Udaipur In Presence Of Large Crowd Amid Slogans Of 'Kanhaiya Lal Amar Rahe'

Kanhaiya Lal, a Hindu tailor in Udaipur who was brutally beheaded by two Muslim assailants for expressing support to former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, was cremated in the presence of a large number of people even as curfew remained clamped in parts of Udaipur city.

A large number of police personnel were deployed during the funeral procession to maintain law and order, officials said.

The funeral procession was taken out peacefully.

The incident triggered stray cases of violence in Udaipur and curfew was clamped in seven police station areas of the city.

The funeral procession began from Lal's residence at sector 14 and reached Ashok Nagar funeral ground. A large number of people participated in the procession and reached the funeral ground on motorcycles and cars with some of them raising slogans demanding death penalty for the accused.

People raised 'Kanhaiya Lal Amar Rahe' slogans as the funeral pyre was lit.

A day after the incident, curfew remained imposed in seven police station areas of the city on Wednesday and mobile internet services suspended across all 33 districts of the state, officials said.

(With inputs from PTI)