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| India 'religious murder' case: Donations for suspect blocked | India 'religious murder' case: Donations for suspect blocked |
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| Police have frozen the bank account of the wife of a man arrested for an alleged religious killing in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. | Police have frozen the bank account of the wife of a man arrested for an alleged religious killing in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. |
| Police said around 270,000 rupees [$4,200; £3,100] had been donated to the account before they froze it. | Police said around 270,000 rupees [$4,200; £3,100] had been donated to the account before they froze it. |
| Two people have been arrested for running a campaign to seek donations for Shabhu Lal's family. | Two people have been arrested for running a campaign to seek donations for Shabhu Lal's family. |
| Mr Lal, a Hindu, is accused of hacking a Muslim man to death before posting a video of the attack on social media. | Mr Lal, a Hindu, is accused of hacking a Muslim man to death before posting a video of the attack on social media. |
| Senior police officer Anand Srivastava told BBC Hindi that the account had been frozen "in connection with our investigation into the murder". | Senior police officer Anand Srivastava told BBC Hindi that the account had been frozen "in connection with our investigation into the murder". |
| Mr Srivastava said that internet services remained suspended in the town of Rajsamand and the neighbouring city of Udaipur to stop rumours from spreading. | Mr Srivastava said that internet services remained suspended in the town of Rajsamand and the neighbouring city of Udaipur to stop rumours from spreading. |
| He added that Updesh Raana, one of the two men arrested for seeking donations for Mr Lal and his family, had posted "inflammatory messages" against Muslims on social media. | |
| The man who died was Mohammad Afrajul, a Muslim migrant labourer who had been living in Rajasthan for more than a decade. | The man who died was Mohammad Afrajul, a Muslim migrant labourer who had been living in Rajasthan for more than a decade. |
| In a second video, Mr Lal is apparently seen trying to justify the incident, saying he acted to "protect the honour of Hindus against Muslims". | In a second video, Mr Lal is apparently seen trying to justify the incident, saying he acted to "protect the honour of Hindus against Muslims". |
| Mr Lal also warns Muslims, saying: "This is what will happen to you if you do 'love jihad' in our country." | Mr Lal also warns Muslims, saying: "This is what will happen to you if you do 'love jihad' in our country." |
| The term "love jihad" has been popularised by radical Hindu fringe groups, who accuse Muslim men of participating in a conspiracy to turn Hindu women from their religion by seducing them. | The term "love jihad" has been popularised by radical Hindu fringe groups, who accuse Muslim men of participating in a conspiracy to turn Hindu women from their religion by seducing them. |