Overview
- The killing of electrician Shaik Mahboob took place on Friday, June 12, when police say his sister’s brother and three others forced entry to his Kumarwadi home and attacked him with an iron barbell rod, a knife and wooden sticks.
- Golconda police formed a special team that tracked and arrested four suspects on June 13 under the supervision of Syed Fiaz.
- The accused — identified as Shaik Zahed (alias Sohail), Zeeshan Nawab (alias Jaber), Amer Nawab (alias Laddu) and Nafeez Sulthana — include a woman and are listed with ages and local occupations in police reports.
- A Hyderabad court on Monday remanded all four to 14 days judicial custody and police say they seized an iron barbell rod and a knife as part of the evidence.
- The police allege the attack grew from a long-running family feud over a love marriage and a child; the victim’s father was injured when he tried to intervene and investigators are pursuing forensic and witness evidence next.