HYDERABAD, Jan 29: A minority leader, S. Lal Ahuja, has condemned the murder of Sudham Chand Chawla, a prominent leader of the Hindu community of Jaccobabad.

In a statement issued here on Tuesday, he demanded the immediate arrest of the murderers and protection to the minorities.

The other leaders of the Hindu Panchayat, Eshwarlal Haseja, Shankar Kumar, Bal Krishan Ahuja, Ashok Chawla, Shankar Lal Bharwani, Nathu Ram, Khemchand and others, have also condemned the murder and demanded the arrest of the culprits.