Missing man stabbed to death, friend prime suspect

HYDERABAD: A 24-year-old man who has been missing since Friday night was stabbed to death near Deccan Park, Golconda, on Sunday night allegedly by his friend. Police said that the victim was upset about the alleged relationship between the suspect and a woman who is a distant relative of the victim. The victim’s family members alleged inaction by the police despite lodging a missing complaint.
Golconda police said that Mohammed Ali, alias Sohail, a resident of Qazi Galli, on Friday night left his residence at 11.30 pm with his friend Fareed Khan.However, Sohail did not return to his residence. On Saturday, the victim’s family members went to Golconda police station to lodge a missing complaint.

On Sunday night, Golconda police received a phone call informing them that a body was found. “Based on information that foul smell was emanating from the dead body, the police visited the spot and found out that it was Sohail,’’ Golconda Inspector T Komaraiah said. According to the police, Sohail might have been killed on Friday night but it was on Sunday night that the murder came to light. “Fareed, who has been absconding, has been in a relationship with a married woman, who is Sohail’s distant relative. Sohail and Fareed had fought on this matter in the past,’’ the inspector said.