Jodhpur, Mar 27: Shambhulal Regar, accused of killing a Muslim man alleging ‘love jihad’, was honoured in Jodhpur on the occasion of Ram Navami. Regar’s tableau was taken out by some men and honoured for his fight against ‘love jihad’. Also Read - After Shambhulal Regar, Dadri Lynching Accused to Contest Lok Sabha Polls From Noida

In February, Shambhulal Regar sent out a video from jail claiming a threat to his life. In the video, Regar alleged that a prisoner from West Bengal named Vasudev Brahman could try to kill him. Calling on the people to join hands to fight “love jihad”, he added that he didn’t regret the crime he had committed. Also Read - Shambhulal Regar, Who Lynched Muslim Man in Rajsamand, May Contest as UPNS Candidate From Agra

The jail officials, however, didn’t find any cell phone upon a thorough search of his cell. (Also Read: Accused Linked Murder to ‘Love Jihad’ to Hide His Illicit Affair) Also Read - Rajsamand Hate Crime: Shambhu Lal Regar Makes Video From Jail, Claims Threat to Life

Rajasthan: Tableau taken out in Jodhpur on #RamNavami to honour murderer, who hacked a man to death & set the body on fire in Rajsamand last year. The killer, Shambhu Lal, had also recorded the act on video & uploaded it on social media, in December. pic.twitter.com/ApbH7SsCkJ — ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2018

In December 2017, Shambhulal Regar burnt a man alive allegedly for committing ‘love jihad’ in Rajsamand in Rajasthan. Justifying the act, the accused said that he burnt the Muslim man, identified as Mohammed Afrazul, to “save a girl from love jihad“. “Jihadists, leave our country or you will meet the same fate,” he later said in the video. (Also Read: Regar Had Made up Mind to Murder Afrazul, Had Weapons Sharpened)

Regar even uploaded the video of the shocking act on social media. In the video, Afrazul could be heard pleading Regar for his life. The accused, in the video, could be seen attacking the man from behind, beating him up with an agricultural equipment, pouring kerosene on him and setting him on fire.