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Mumbai Police Arrest Four After Roommate’s Killing in Sakinaka Food-Parcel Dispute

Police say the 43-year-old taxi driver died after an assault in a shared room during a quarrel over bringing dinner.

Overview

  • Officers said they detained four roommates — Sehbaz Khan, Jamal Hussain Khan, Sajjad Hussain Khan and Arif Hussain Khan — within hours of the incident.
  • The victim, identified as Mohammad Javed Asiq Ali Khan, was allegedly punched, kicked and struck with a stick after refusing to fetch food for the others.
  • Khan was rushed by family to Bhabha Hospital in Kurla West, where doctors declared him dead before admission.
  • Sakinaka Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including Section 103(1) for murder and 115(2) for voluntarily causing hurt.
  • The confrontation was reported around 8:54 pm on Monday at Ekta Society in Jarimari, Sakinaka, as investigators piece together the sequence and motive.