Mumbai crime: Youth Killed On Birthday By Friends; Four, Including Two Minors, Arrested

Mumbai crime: Youth Killed On Birthday By Friends; Four, Including Two Minors, Arrested

One of his friends had arranged a DJ for the party and asked Sabir to pay him, which he refused as he had run out of money.

Aishwarya IyerUpdated: Tuesday, June 06, 2023, 06:23 PM IST
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Mumbai: A 22-year-old youth Sabir Ansari was allegedly killed by four of his friends during his birthday celebrations in the Shivaji Nagar area of Govandi on Wednesday night.

Sabir spent at least ₹10,000 for his birthday celebrations. One of his friends had arranged a DJ for the party and asked Sabir to pay him, which he refused as he had run out of money, the victim's father Yusuf Ansari said in his statement to the police.

Verbal spat ended in murder

This irked Sabir's friends and a spat began, which then escalated and he was punched and kicked. One of the suspects, Salamat took out a knife from Shah Rukh, another suspect and stabbed Sabir in his chest. Shah Rukh, reported to have instigated the others to attack Sabir, fled the spot, according to witnesses. Sabir was found in a bloodied state by a passerby who recognized him and immediately informed his father, who subsequently informed the police. He was taken to Shatabdi Municipal Hospital but he was declared dead before arrival, police said.

Four arrested

Four individuals, including two minors, were apprehended by the Mumbai police.

As per the police, two of the accused were incarcerated, while the minor offenders were placed in a juvenile home.

The police official stated that immediately after the murder, two of the minor accused were taken into custody. The remaining suspects who had fled were apprehended in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

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