Overview
- Waseem Hismatwala, 33, was stabbed near a loop road behind a DDA park in Shastri Park late on December 30–31 and was declared dead on arrival at JPC Hospital.
- Police arrested Shakir, 26, and Islam, 22, who allegedly admitted to the stabbing during questioning, and investigators recovered the knife said to have been used.
- Early findings indicate a personal or property dispute, though investigators say other lines of inquiry, including possible gang angles, remain open.
- A preliminary account said three assailants arrived on a two-wheeler and one was the victim’s nephew, and police teams are analysing CCTV and forensic evidence to identify additional suspects.
- Investigators described the victim as a repeat offender with 22 cases and alleged links to the Chhenu/Chhainu Pehelwan gang, noting he had survived a June shooting and that a July hospital killing targeted someone mistaken for him.