The murder had caused riots in different places, terrorised people into leaving their jobs, and made many go into hiding and many to fear for their lives and security.
Amravati murder case: The charge-sheet claimed that the accused had formed a terrorist gang to take revenge on Kolhe after he shared a WhatsApp post in support of Sharma's controversial remarks about Prophet Mohammad.
At least 5 people have died and one got injured after a dilapidated building collapsed in the Prabhat Cinema area of Amravati, Police informed.
Maharashtra: The fire tenders reached in time and doused the blaze, which broke out apparently due to a short circuit in one of the ventilators, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
The students' special bus was stolen from Vangara mandal headquarters on Monday night after the driver had parked the vehicle.
A patrol van from Shirajgaon police station saw a seat of the SUV lying on the road before spotting both the vehicles in the nullah around 11:40 pm, though the accident may have taken place at least two hours earlier, a police official said.
Cholera outbreak: Medical teams are working round the clock in the affected villages and efforts for prevention and control in terms of water quality monitoring, patient surveillance, management and treatment.
In Bareilly, UP, a video surfaced in which a man named Nasir was quarrelling with somebody and saying, he would behead Nupur Sharma, and kill those who are supporting her. Police immediately arrested Nasir within a few hours.
Evidence found so far clearly shows that Umesh Kolhe was murdered by radical Islamists for extending support to former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who had made a blasphemous remark against Prophet Mohammad. Kolhe had forwarded a supporter’s message on the WhatsApp group.
The seven are Muddasar Ahmad (22), Shahrukh Pathan (25), Abdul Taufiq (24) Shoaib Khan (22), Atib Rashid (22) and Yusuf Khan (32) and alleged mastermind Shaikh Irfan Shaikh Rahim.
People had received threatening calls and were asked to post video messages apologizing for supporting Sharma's controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammed.
Kanhaiya Lal was murdered at his shop in Rajasthan's Udaipur city on June 28, while Kolhe was killed in Amravati on June 21.
Umesh Prahladrao Kolhe's killing is linked to certain posts that he had shared in WhatsApp groups, supporting Nupur Sharma's comments about Prophet Mohammad, police said.
The killing in Amravati has similarities to tailor Kanhaiya Lal's beheading in Rajasthan's Udaipur, as he was also killed for supporting Nupur Sharma.
The 54-year-old chemist was stabbed to death in Amravati city of Maharashtra on June 21, and police suspected that the brutal murder in Maharashtra was after he wrote a post in support of Nupur Sharma on Facebook. He used to run a chemist shop by the name of Amit Medical Store in Amravati.
"The work was completed in record time of 105 Hours and 33 Minutes. The Amravati to Akola section is the part of National Highway-53 and an important East-West corridor," Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.
Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana were arrested on Saturday after they gave a call for the chanting of Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's private residence in Mumbai.
The Rana duo, who were arrested for inciting people and making provocative statements, had a plan to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's residence 'Matoshree'.
Curfew was clamped in Achalpur city of Amravati after members of two communities pelted each other with stones over the removal of a religious flag.
Amravati clash: 16 people have been arrested so far for indulging in violence during a flag changing ritual.
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