Hyderabad:
An AIMIM chief was allegedly stabbed to demise by unidentified assailants in Hyderabad late Sunday night time, police mentioned.
Mehboob Ali, the AIMIM’s space president, was attacked round 10 pm close to Guntal Shah Baba Dargah in Vattepally.
In response to police, Ali was attacked by 5 to 6 individuals and sustained severe accidents. He was rushed to a hospital for remedy, the place he later died of his accidents.
A senior police officer mentioned that preliminary info indicated that the attackers arrived as a bunch and stabbed Ali. Police are but to ascertain the precise motive behind the killing.
Police have shaped three groups to research the homicide.
Investigators are analyzing CCTV footage from the realm and gathering eyewitness accounts to establish the assailants. Efforts are underway to hint and arrest all these concerned within the assault.
The killing has triggered concern within the Outdated Metropolis, notably over the reported use of knives and the obvious involvement of a number of attackers.
Police, nonetheless, haven’t but linked the incident to any political dispute or confirmed whether or not the killing was related to Ali’s political actions.
The incident comes amid renewed public scrutiny over regulation and order in Hyderabad, with questions raised over surveillance, policing and preventive measures in susceptible areas.
With Ali’s killing, the previous metropolis has witnessed six murders until this month this yr.
