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Maha: Rana couple recite Hanuman Chalisa in front of Kolhe's Amravati home; seek that killers be hanged in public

Updated on: 09 July,2022 03:16 PM IST  |  Nagpur
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Rana, MP from Amravati, some 155 kilometres from here, told reporters that the killers of Kolhe should be hanged in public so that no one will dare to repeat such a crime in the country

Maha: Rana couple recite Hanuman Chalisa in front of Kolhe's Amravati home; seek that killers be hanged in public

Rana couple in Mumbai. File Photo

Independent Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana on Saturday recited Hanuman Chalisa in front of the Amravati residence of Umesh Kolhe, who was killed on June 21 allegedly for social media messages in support of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma.


Rana, MP from Amravati, some 155 kilometres from here, told reporters that the killers of Kolhe should be hanged in public so that no one will dare to repeat such a crime in the country.


She requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to set an example in the case.


Also Read: Maharashtra: NIA yet to formally take over probe into killing of Amravati chemist, says Police

Kolhe (54) was allegedly attacked with a knife by a group of three men between 10 pm and 10:30 pm on June 21. He died during treatment in hospital.

As per police, the chemist had put out a post on social media in support of Nupur Sharma, who made controversial comments on Prophet Muhammad during a TV debate in May.

The National Investigation Agency had taken over the probe in the case from the Amravati police on July 5.

A special court in Mumbai had, on July 7, sent the seven accused in the case to NIA custody till July 15.

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