Overview
- Thane’s sessions court, which delivered its verdict Friday, found 42-year-old Mohammed Asgar (also known as Samar Dilshad Husen Sayyed) guilty under IPC sections 302 and 504 and ordered life in prison plus a ₹50,000 fine.
- The case stems from a May 21, 2016 dispute in Kausa, Mumbra, where victim Ahmad Raja Shaikh confronted Asgar over alleged harassment, after which Asgar fetched a knife and stabbed him multiple times.
- Shaikh died three days later at Sion Hospital in Mumbai, according to the prosecution’s account presented in court.
- Additional Sessions Judge D S Deshmukh acquitted Asgar’s parents after noting that witnesses had added claims that the parents held the victim, which the court said created reasonable doubt.
- The nearly decade-long gap between the 2016 killing and the 2026 verdict reflects how Indian criminal trials can stretch over many years, making outcomes hinge on durable, consistent testimony.