Drunken brawl turns fatal as man kills cousin in Hyderabad’s Borabanda

A drunken fight between two cousins in Borabanda ended with one of them killing the other using a stone. The victim died in hospital. Police have registered a case and arrested the suspect.

Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a drunken brawl between two cousins turned fatal when one of them bludgeoned the other to death with a stone at their house in Indira Nagar in Borabanda in Tuesday early hours.

The victim, Basavaraj (30), and the suspect, Premraj, both residents of Indira Nagar, were reportedly intoxicated when a quarrel broke out between them late in the night on Monday at Parvat Nagar. After the argument, the duo returned to their residence and went to sleep.

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As per available information, however, in Tuesday early hours, Premraj woke up, took a stone he had brought earlier, and struck Basavaraj on the head, causing grievous injuries.

Family members who noticed Basavaraj in an unconscious condition rushed him to a private hospital in Sanathnagar, where the doctors declared him dead. The Borabanda police have registered a case and taken Premraj into custody.