Extremist Hindu leader who insulted Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) killed in India

Extremist Hindu leader who insulted Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) killed in India

NEW DELHI - Extremist Hindu leader who insulted Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) killed in India.

He has been facing threats on his life since 2015 over his inflammatory remarks about Muslims and the Prophet Mohammed.

Ahead of a critical court verdict over a centuries-old contentious temple-mosque land dispute case linked to the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, many people in the country are outraged over the killing of a prominent Hindu leader.

The killing in broad-daylight of Kamlesh Tiwari has caused massive outrage across the state and on social media.

He was killed in Lucknow, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh.

Angered by the killing, Hindus are demanding the immediate arrest of the suspected killers captured on CCTV before fleeing the murder scene in Lucknow.

Tiwari has been facing threats on his life since 2015 over his allegedly inflammatory remarks about Muslims and the Prophet Mohammed.