HYDERABAD: A 25-year-old auto driver was stabbed to death by his rival at PJR Colony in Jagadgirigutta on Saturday.
Police said that an altercation over a suspected extra-marital affair was the reason for the murder.
The deceased, Ansari Ahmed, 25, was an auto driver from PJR Nagar in Yellammabanda, Jagadgirigutta. According to Jagadgirigutta inspector P Saidulu, Ansari Ahmed suspected that his wife was having an affair with a neighbour, Imran.
About 10 days ago, Ansari Ahmed confronted Imran suspecting that the latter had an affair with his wife and warned him to mend his ways. “Imran was upset with Ansari’s warning and decided to kill him. Imran waited for Ansari Ahmed near his house on Friday night and when Ansari returned home late in the night, Imran intercepted him and stabbed him 14 times,” the inspector said. Ansari died on the spot and Imran fled the scene.