Hyderabad: Tolichowki Police solve auto driver’s murder within 24 hours

Tolichowki Police solved the murder of a 25-year-old auto driver within 24 hours, arresting his friend Mohammed Ishaque alias Khalid for allegedly strangling him during a quarrel over a mobile phone. The accused was caught from a lodge in Hakeempet

Hyderabad: The Tolichowki Police cracked a murder case within 24 hours by arresting a suspect who allegedly strangled a 25-year-old auto driver to death over a mobile phone dispute.

The victim, identified as Mohd Muzzamil alias Ayub, was found dead in his auto near SS Function Hall in Tolichowki on Thursday.

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Police investigations revealed that he had consumed alcohol with his friends, including Mohammed Ishaque alias Khalid, an electrician from Shaheen Nagar, the previous night.

Following a quarrel over Muzzamil’s mobile phone, Khalid allegedly strangled him with a wire and fled with the phone.

Based on CCTV footage and eyewitness accounts, the police nabbed the suspect from a lodge in Hakeempet on Friday morning.

A mobile phone and the victim’s autorickshaw were seized.