Udaipur murder: NIA arrests eighth person; 19-yr-old

New Delhi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) informed on Friday that it had arrested Mohammed Javed, a 19-year-old, in connection with the Udaipur tailor killing case. The youth, the eighth arrestee in the case, is accused of playing an "important role" in conspiring against the tailor from Rajasthan, killed last month, PTI reported citing the probe agency.

Javed, a resident of Sindhi Sarkar Ki Haweli, Kheradiwala, was the eighth accused arrested in connection with the gruesome killing of Kanhaiya Lal by two assailants armed with sharp-edged weapons at his shop in Udaipur's Maldas street, a spokesperson of the NIA said.

"Mohammad Javed, who was arrested on Thursday, played an important role in the conspiracy to kill Lal by conducting reconnaissance and passing on the information about the victim's presence at the shop to the main killer, Riyaz, prior to the attack," he said.

Lal was killed with a cleaver inside his tailoring shop on June 28, and the NIA took over the case the next day. Earlier, seven accused, including the main culprits, were arrested during separate raids on June 29, July 1, July 4 and July 9.

The gruesome attack by Riaz Akhtari on the tailor was recorded on a mobile phone by Ghouse Mohammad, and the video was posted online.

In another video, the duo said they hacked Lal to death to avenge an alleged insult to Islam. Both were arrested within hours of the killing.