Following a state cabinet meeting by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday, 6 July, both the sons of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal, who was brutally murdered allegedly for his remarks supporting Nupur Sharma, will be provided government jobs in the state services.
The Times of India reported that the appointment of Yash Teli and Tarun Teli, Kanhaiya Lal's sons, which has been facilitated by a relaxation of rules, will be under Rule 6C of the Rajasthan Subordinate Office Clerk Service (Amendment) Rules, 2008 and 2009.
The present rules state that the appointment could be given to a single dependent of someone who died in 1992 or later because of incidents like rebellion, terror attacks, dharnas, demonstrations, agitations, and rallies. As a result, a relaxation of the rules was necessary since there is no provision to provide jobs to two members of a family.
Kanhaiya Lal Teli was killed by two men, Gos Mohammad and Mohammad Riaz Akhtari, on 28 June, 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.
Fifth Accused Arrested
Gos and Riaz were sent to 14-day judicial custody on 30 June.
After the incident occurred, the two had released a video of the brutal act on 28 June and issued a threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Further, two more persons, identified as Mohsin and Asif, were taken into custody by the NIA, in connection with Lal's murder on Friday, 1 July. Rajasthan Police arrested the fifth accused on Tuesday, 5 July.
The sixth person Wasim Ali, was picked up by the NIA on Tuesday night.
The accused has been identified as 30-year-old Mohammad Mohsin, who is believed to have helped the two prime accused in the murder.
(With inputs from The Times of India.)
(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.)