The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to question Khadim of Ajmer Dargah Gauhar Chisti who was arrested by Rajasthan police for hateful speech. The agency will quiz him about his likely linkages with PFI and Udaipur killers.
Chisti was recently nabbed by the Rajasthan police from Hyderabad where he was hiding at his friend Amanullah’s residence. Amanullah has also been arrested by the Rajasthan police.
The Rajasthan police probe has revealed that there had been a transaction of over Rs 20 lakh in his bank account in the run up to the beheading incident in Udaipur on June 28. The probe has revealed that Chisti was in touch with the two prime accused, Riyaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad, in the beheading of tailor Kanhaiya Lal Teli in Udaipur. He even met them before the ghastly incident.
The Rajasthan police is also said to be probing the linkages between the Khadim and radical outfit Popular Front of India. Sources said the NIA is likely to soon take custody of Chisti as part of the probe into the beheading of Kanhaiya Lal Teli. Last week, the NIA searched certain areas around the Ajmer Dargah in connection with the probe into the Udaipur killing case.
Earlier, Chisti had given a call for the beheading of those indulging in blasphemy and had subsequently fled to Hyderabad. His father Sarwar Chisti is also accused of hateful speech. A video of his nephew Adil Chisti denigrating Hindu Gods had also gone viral.
The NIA has so far arrested seven persons in connection with the Udaipur killing case and the investigation has revealed that the two prime accused in the case were in touch with at least 18 Pakistanis and around 300 radicals across the country.
A preliminary NIA probe into the Udaipur killing case has revealed that the beheading incident could be part of a larger plot being aided by Pakistani handlers.