Politician gets life term for shooting man to death following dispute over playing cricket in Adilabad

The Special fast track court judge Dr T Srinivas Rao found Farooq Ahmed guilty for killing Syed Zameer and injuring Mannan and Mothesham on December 18, 2020.

Adilabad: A politician who opened fire killing a person and injuring two others following a dispute over playing cricket, was sentenced to undergo life imprisonment by the Adilabad court here on Monday.

The Special fast track court judge Dr T Srinivas Rao found Farooq Ahmed guilty for killing Syed Zameer and injuring Mannan and Mothesham on December 18, 2020.

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Farooq Ahmed as the vice-chairman of Adilabad municipality and former district president of All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). He had since been suspended from the AIMIM; had on December 18, 2020 fired shots with a revolver following an argument over playing of cricket in Thatiguda locality of Adilabad town. Three were injured in the firing and Syed Zameer (62) died while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Hyderabad on December 26.

The convicted persons was also ordered to pay a fine of Rs 12,000 by the judge.
The fast track court had examined 24 witnesses and other evidences produced before the court by the prosecution conducted by public prosecutor M Ramana Reddy. The district SP D Uday Kumar Reddy appreciated the investigation by the local police. The license of the revolver used by the convicted politician was also not renewed after its validity expired.

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