Rental dispute ends in murder in Kanchanbagh, six arrested

Hyderabad: Six people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old man near a hair salon in Hafeez Baba Nagar, Kanchanbagh Police said on Thursday, November 5.

The accused have been identified as Aman Qureshi (35), Khaled Bin Abdus Samad Bayeesa Al Amoudi (34), Jaffar (36), Mohammed Shafiullah Qureshi (39), Mohammed Ali Abrar (21), and Dasthagir Mohiuddin Ahmed (20).

Two others, including the prime accused, Abdul Khader, and Muzamil, remain absconding.

According to the police, Abdul Khader was involved in a rental dispute with the deceased’s uncle. He allegedly plotted to kill Syed Omer after he came up in support of his uncle.

Khader contacted Aman Qureshi and his associates to kill the man.

On November 3, Qureshi allegedly contacted Omer over a call and allegedly asked him to meet near SA Hair Cutting Salon and Men’s Parlour Lane in Pathar-Ki-Makan, Hafeez Baba Nagar, on the pretext of solving the rental dispute.

When Omer showed up at the location, the accused allegedly surrounded him by engaging him in conversation. Qureshi then produced a knife from his clothes and started attacking Omer.

At this time, a different person, Syed Bin Mehfooz, arrived at the scene and tried to intervene. He was also stabbed in the process but survived.

Qureshi then stabbed Omer on his neck and snatched his phone to prevent him from calling anyone.

Omer ran for some distance but soon collapsed and died. The accused fled on two-wheelers and disposed of their bloodied clothes and the knife at different places.

Meanwhile, Omer’s father was informed of the attack and rushed to the scene. He found his son lying on the road with bleeding injuries.

The accused took shelter at the Pahadi Shareef Dargah and planned to flee to Kadapa but were arrested on November 4.

A case has been registered under Sections 103(1) (murder), 109(1) (attempt to murder), and 62 (attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment) read with 190 (collective liability for members of an unlawful assembly) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Efforts are underway to nab the remaining accused.

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