Kamlesh Tiwari's Wife Kiran Tiwari Becomes Hindu Samaj Party President

Lucknow, October 26: Kiran Tiwari, the wife of deceased Hindu Samaj Party chief Kamlesh Tiwari, has been declared the new party president on Saturday. Kiran will also hold a press conference today. Kamlesh was shot in Naka area of Lucknow on October 18. He succumbed to injuries at a hospital during treatment. According to the post-mortem report, the Hindu Samaj Party chief was stabbed in the upper part of the body from jaws to the chest. Kamlesh Tiwari Murder Case: Zomato Denies Report About Accused Delivery Boy Being an Employee of the Company.

Assailants also attempted to slit Hindu Samaj Party Leader’s throat as two deep cut marks were seen on Tiwari’s neck. Days after Kamlesh’s murder, Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested two alleged assailants from Gujarat-Rajasthan border. The accused, identified as 34-year-old Ashfaq Hussain Jakir Hussain Shaikh and 27-year-old Moinuddin Khurshid Pathan.

Hindu Samaj Party's Statement:

According to reports, one of the accused met Kamlesh Tiwari at his Lucknow residence on October 18 on the pretext of gifting Diwali sweets and discussing political matters. However, once inside his home, the accused allegedly killed the Hindu leader. Yogi Adityanath on Kamlesh Tiwari Murder: 'Attempt to Spread Terror, SIT Will Crackdown on All Culprits'.

Both the assailants were brought to Lucknow from Ahmedabad after a local court granted 72 hours transit remand. A total of five persons have been arrested so far in connection with the case. Other accused -- Rashid Pathan, Faizan Sheikh, and Maulana Mohsin Sheikh - were on October 22 sent to police custody for four days in connection with the case.

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