00:00Those were the sons of Kanahia Lal, an Udaipur-based tailor who was brutally murdered in June 2022.
00:08A film based on his murder case called Udaipur Files was released on 8th August 2025,
00:12the screening of which was attended by Kanahia Lal's sons, Yash and Tarun Saagun.
00:16The slain tailor's sons entered the theatre with a photo of their father,
00:18which they garlanded and kept on his seat.
00:20The movie has been accused of vilifying Muslims and was originally slated for release on 11th July,
00:25but was temporarily stayed by the Delhi High Court on 10th July.
00:28On July 21st, the centre cleared it for release if the filmmaker made edits in six parts of the film,
00:32but later withdrew the order and upheld the movie's certification without the cuts.
00:36A petition was filed against the movie by Mohamed Javed and accused in the Kanahia Lal murder case.
00:41The court rejected Javed's plea on Thursday, 7th August 2025.
00:44The movie was then cleared for release.
00:46Kanahia Kumar was murdered on 22nd June 2022 by two men who entered his shop as customers
00:50and fatally attacked him with a cleaver.
00:52They were allegedly enraged by a social media post by Kanahia in support of BJP leader Nupush Sharma,
00:57who was suspended from the party over religious remarks made by her.
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