Killers Had Waited For Amravati Chemist Night Before. He Shut Shop Early

Tuesday, 5 July 2022Newsdesk

The first attempt to kill Amravati chemist Umesh Kolhe was made on June 20, a day before his throat was slit by two men in a crime chillingly similar to the Udaipur tailor's murder a week later.

New Delhi, 05 July 2022

As per news report of NDTV, Umesh Kolhe, 54, was attacked and killed by two men on a motorcycle on his way back from his medical shop on June 21 in Maharashtra's Amravati. Sources say the killers had made their first attempt on the previous day. Mr Kolhe was spared that day because he closed up early - around 9.30 pm. Mr Kolhe was killed allegedly over his support to BJP ex spokesperson Nupur Sharma, whose comments on Prophet Muhammad caused outrage in India and abroad. The chemist was a part of a WhatsApp group named "Black Freedom", which has both Hindu and Muslim members. The killers, having recced the shop earlier, had expected him to shut his shop at 10-10.30 pm.

Source -NDTV