Umesh Kolhe murder: NIA announces cash reward for details on absconding accused

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

New
Delhi,
Aug
25:
The
National
Investigation
Agency
(NIA)
has
declared
a
cash
reward
against
an
absconding
accused,
Shaheem
Ahmed
in
connection
with
the
murder
of
Umesh
Kolhe
in
Amaravati.

The
accused
Ahmed
(22)
is
a
resident
of
Zakir
Colony,
Amaravati,
Maharashtra
and
is
presently
absconding
in
the
said
case,
the
NIA
said
in
a
release.

Earlier
this
month,
the
NIA
arrested
a
tenth
accused
in
connection
with
the
murder
of
pharmacist
Umesh
Kolhe
in
eastern
Maharashtra’s
Amravati
city
in
June.

NIA terms Umesh Kolhe’s murder as a broader conspiracy

Shaikh Shakeel (28), the accused, was a resident of Imamnagar, Lalkhadi in Amravati, an official statement said.

During
the
investigation
his
“active
role”
in
the
murder
conspiracy
came
to
light,
it
said,
according
to
news
agency
PTI.

Kolhe
(54)
was
murdered
in
Amravati
on
the
night
of
June
21,
allegedly
for
sharing
a
social
media
post
supporting
suspended
BJP
leader
Nupur
Sharma’s
controversial
remarks
about
Prophet
Mohammad.

The
incident
took
place
a
week
before
the
killing
of
a
tailor
in
Udaipur
for
a
similar
reason.

Amravati
Killing:
Autopsy
report
suggests
Umesh
Kolhe
died
due
to
deep
neck
injuries
that
reached
his
spine

The
NIA
said
if
any
information
on
Shaheem
Ahmed
is
available
the
agency
could
be
reached
out
at:

NIA
HEADQUARTERs
NEW
DELHI
CONTROL
ROOM
-Telephone
Number:
011-24368800,

WhatsApp/Telegram
:
+91-8585931100

Email
ID:

do.nia@gov.in

NIA
Branch
Office
Mumbai
–

Telephone
Number:
022-23550650,
23550660
WhatsApp
Number
:
07588707129

Email
ID:

info.mum.nia@gov.in