The son of Hindu organization leader Kamlesh Tiwari on Saturday filed a case with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate how his father was killed in Lucknow.
“We want the NIA to investigate the matter. We do not trust anyone. My father was killed, although he had security guards. How can we trust the administration then? “Satyam Tiwari, whose father was stabbed and shot multiple times on Friday, was told by the news agency ANI.
Hindu Samaj Party’s leader Kamlesh Tewari was attacked when he was sitting inside an office near his house in the Khursheed Bagh area in Lucknow yesterday.
Uttar Pradesh DGP OP Singh said the murder of 52-year-old Tiwari was a fallout of “communal hate”.
Tewari was involved in a controversy after his objectionable remarks on Muslims in 2014 and 2015. He was given a security cover since then.
Investigation into the case has led to the arrest of three men.
The arrested men have been identified as Maulana Sheikh Salim, 24, a worker at a saree shop; Faizan, a 21-year-old shoe shop worker; and tailor Rashid Ahmad alias Rashad Pathan, 23.
The state government has constituted a three-member special investigation team (SIT) to investigate the murder of Kamlesh Tiwari.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath had also sought a detailed report on the incident from the additional chief secretary (home) Awanish Awasthi and DGP Singh.
Many saints of Ayodhya also expressed concern over the murder of Kamlesh Tiwari. Ayodhya Sant Samaj and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) have demanded a proper investigation into the incident and death penalty of the killers.
