Overview

• Mumbai Police said they arrested the victim’s younger son, a business partner, and one alleged contract killer in the stabbing of 65-year-old Mohd Ayub Sayyed inside his Charkop office.
• Investigators said the conspirators promised Rs 6.5 lakh for the killing and paid Rs 1 lakh in advance, and one of the two attackers seen on CCTV is still being sought.
• CCTV footage captured the assailants entering with a bag and leaving empty-handed, and officers recovered the bag and sharp weapons from a water tank on the premises.
• Police cited property and financial grievances, including a dispute over a flat the victim had gifted his son and the partner’s frustration over returns on his investment, as the motive theory.
• Zone XI formed multiple teams and the crime branch opened a parallel probe, with arrests made within two days and efforts ongoing to track the remaining suspect.