Hyderabad: 28-year-old petty thief stabbed to death by rivals

HYDERABAD: A petty thief was murdered by his rivals due to previous enmity near the railway tracks at Malakpet late on Saturday night . The victim was identified as Sajid, 28, a resident of Chaderghat.
Sajid, previously involved in multiple property offences including thefts, had a suspect sheet against him at the Chaderghat police station. The murder took place near railway tracks abutting a GHMC ground in Malakpet around 11 pm on Saturday.
“Sajid was consuming liquor along with some others sitting in the ground near the railway tracks. While consuming alcohol, an argument took place between Sajid and others over previous differences. During the argument, members of the other group attacked him with knives and stabbed him twice in the stomach and chest,” Chaderghat inspector P Sateesh said.
Around 11.20pm, Chaderghat police received an alert about the injured man lying in a pool of blood near the railway tracks and they quickly reached the spot. “He was declared brought dead at a nearby hospital,” the inspector said. Police formed a special team to nab the offenders and they picked up three suspects, including one Khader from Chaderghat for their likely role in the murder.