Overview
- The victim was identified as Mohammad Raees, 70, a tailor from Bakshi Maidan, attacked late morning near Vivekananda Colony/Bengali Colony Mor in the Chowk police station area.
- CCTV footage shows a man repeatedly striking Raees with a sharp-edged weapon in a public area before walking away, according to reporters who reviewed the video.
- Police named the suspect as Mohammad Ayaz, the victim’s nephew, and said he was arrested within about two hours after being identified from the footage.
- Authorities registered a murder case, seized the alleged weapon, called an FSL team to the scene, and sent the body to NMCH for post-mortem.
- Investigators are assessing competing accounts of motive, including the daughter’s claims of prior threats and substance abuse and the accused’s statement alleging mistreatment of his wife.