Auto driver murdered after drunken brawl, accused held within 24 hours

The Toli Chowki constabulary arrested a 26-year-old antheral wrong 24 hours of allegedly sidesplitting his person pursuing a drunken combat implicit a mobile telephone successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday.

The accused, Mohammed Ishaque alias Khalid, an electrician by profession, is accused of strangling Mohammed Muzzamil alias Ayub, 25, an car operator from Hakeempet, Tolichowki.

According to an serviceman from the Tolichowki constabulary station, connected October 30, Muzzamil’s brother, Shaik Muzaffar, 20, lodged a ailment stating that helium past saw his member astir 1.30 a.m. adjacent an car basal successful Tolichowki. Later that morning, helium was informed that Muzzamil was recovered dormant wrong his auto.

“Inquiries revealed that Muzzamil was drinking with Khalid and a fewer others astatine astir 2 a.m. erstwhile an statement broke retired betwixt the 2 implicit a mobile phone. Khalid strangled Muzzamil with a cord, causing his death, and fled with the victim’s mobile phone,” said the officer.

Based connected eyewitness accounts and CCTV footage, the accused was tracked down and arrested successful Hakeempet connected Friday astatine 7 a.m. Police seized the deceased’s mobile telephone and the autorickshaw bearing fig AP 28 TE 4816.