'Murderers Should Be Hanged': Kanhaiya Lal’s Kin Mourn at Funeral in Udaipur

Lal was killed by two men on Tuesday for expressing support for Nupur Sharma's remarks against the Prophet.

Family members mourn the passing away of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur on Wednesday, 29 June.

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The funeral of Kanhaiya Lal, the tailor from Rajasthan's Udaipur who was murdered by two men on Tuesday, was held in the city on Wednesday, 29 June, in the presence of a large number of people, including his relatives and locals, amid a curfew in different parts of the city.

Anguished by Lal's murder, his wife said, "We demand those people who murdered him (Kanhaiya Lal) should be hanged to death, we demand their death sentence and need justice."

"We want that they should be hanged to death. It's needed to instil fear in them," said Kanhaiya Lal's son, as quoted by news agency ANI.

Relatives and locals gather outside the residence of tailor Kanhaiya Lal during his funeral in Udaipur on  Wednesday, 29 June.

Udaipur: People attend the funeral procession of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur, Wednesday, 29 June. Kanhiaya was murdered Tuesday at his shop by two men for allegedly posting a social media statement in favour of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

Kanhaiya Lal's sister mourns during his funeral in Udaipur.

Relatives and family members gather at Udaipur's Maharana Bhupal Government Hospital to receive tailor Kanhaiya Lal's body.

Udaipur: Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria with other BJP leaders interacts with senior police officials after the murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal on Tuesday, in Udaipur, Wednesday, 29 June. Lal was murdered at his shop by two men for allegedly posting a social media statement in favour of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

Udaipur: People raise slogans during the funeral procession of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur, Wednesday, 29 June. Kanhiaya was murdered Tuesday at his shop by two men for allegedly posting a social media statement in favour of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma

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(Photo: Accessed by The Quint)

Udaipur: Streets wear a deserted look amid restrictions following the murder of tailor Kanhiaya testerday, in Udaipur, Wednesday, 29 June. Kanhiaya was murdered Tuesday at his shop by two men for allegedly posting a social media statement in favour of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

During Lal's cremation, slogans of 'Kanhaiya Lal Amar Rahe' could be heard in the area.

Locals Join Procession, Demand Death Penalty for the Accused

Several police personnel had been deployed during the funeral to ensure law and order.

The funeral procession began from the tailor's residence in Sector 14 of Udaipur, and went upto the Ashok Nagar funeral grounds.

A large number of locals reached the funeral ground via bikes and cars, with some even carrying saffron flags and raising slogans in support of awarding the death penalty to the accused persons.

Lal was killed by two men over a social media post in which the former had allegedly supported former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma's remarks against Prophet Muhammad.

The two persons accused of the murder – Gaus Mohammad and Mohammad Riyaz Akhtari – have been arrested.

People also raised slogans of 'Kanhaiya Lal Amar Rahe' while his funeral pyre was lit. Some persons even raised slogans in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Lal's cremation.

The tailor's murder had led to sporadic incidents of violence in Udaipur on Tuesday, even as a curfew was imposed in different parts of the city.

Mobile internet services were also suspended in all 33 districts of Rajasthan.

(With inputs from PTI and ANI.)