Overview
- Pant Nagar Police arrested Mohammad Irfan, 42, in the killing of Aminabi Mohammad Ibrar Siddiqui, 41, in Ghatkopar East.
- The victim left for a routine walk on December 24 and was found dead the next morning on the PWD ground road, according to the FIR.
- Police say the case stems from a long-running dispute over about Rs 3 lakh that the victim allegedly borrowed from the accused’s wife before the pandemic.
- Investigators report the attack was planned over months, with a failed attempt on December 23 and a knife purchase as part of the alleged preparation.
- Police formed 15 teams with about 300 personnel, reviewed CCTV, questioned auto-rickshaw drivers, analyzed 21 phones, and say the accused later confessed during interrogation.