The lane in which the deceased Kanhaiya Lal had his shop has 15-20 other shops out of which only two are currently operating. The local shopkeepers also refused to talk to the media fearing that they would be targeted by the Islamists for speaking on the issue.
The doctors from Jaipur operated Sharma for around 5 hours on Monday. The patient is critical and is under observation. He will regain consciousness after 2 days, the hospital has stated.
Following the gruesome killing of Kanhaiya Lal, the Congress government in Rajasthan was forced to act against the cleric, however he was released after mere 24 hours.
One of the accused named Mohammed Ghous had also been working at the factory owned by Shoaib. The fact was confirmed by the factory security guard to the ATS and NIA investigation teams when they reached the spot on Thursday, June 30.