Overview

• A friend’s July 4 testimony led Shivaji Nagar Police to reclassify the June 29 incident from accidental death to homicide.
• Investigators say Ahmad procured insecticide tablets from Bihar, crushed them and mixed the poison into a Sting energy drink.
• The victim, 16-year-old Shahid alias Sonu, collapsed and died after consuming the laced beverage at Ahmad’s Govandi flat.
• Police allege Ahmad poisoned his cousin out of resentment when the minor stopped answering his calls.
• Ahmad faces charges under Sections 103 (murder), 123 (poisoning) and 352 (assault) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as authorities await forensic confirmation.