Overview
- The victim, identified as Mohammed Muzzamil alias Ayub, 25, was found dead in his auto near SS Function Hall in Tolichowki on Thursday.
- Police detained Mohammed Ishaque alias Khalid, 26, an electrician from Chandrayangutta, after reviewing CCTV footage and speaking with witnesses, and recovered the victim’s phone.
- A quarrel over using the handset to make social media reels allegedly escalated, and the suspect strangled the victim with a plastic cord from the vehicle.
- Separately, panshop owner Mohd Mohsin, 24, was stabbed to death in Ghousenagar, with police naming three acquaintances as suspects who fled the scene.
- Early accounts carried conflicting names for the Tolichowki victim and accused, and authorities have not publicly clarified the discrepancies.