HYDERABAD: A 25-year-old labourer was killed and three of his friends suffered injuries when they were attacked with knives by two others after an argument over a gambling-related issue at Mangalhat in the early hours of Sunday.
During the wee hours of Sunday, four friends — Md Haneef (25), an electrician from Gangabowli, Md Mustafa (24), an auto driver from Chintalmet, Rasheed (30), a labourer from Jhirra, and their friend Ajju (26), a private employee from Mangalhat — sat on the chabutra in front of Mustafa’s relative house at Church lane in Gufa Nagar, talking to each other.
A little later, Haji, a labourer from Mangalhat, and his friend reached there. “About 10 days ago, Haneef and his three friends had an argument with Haji and his friend regarding some issue related to gambling. When Haneef and his friends saw Haji, they picked up an argument with accusing him of being an informer about gambling,” Mangalhat inspector G Ranveer Reddy said.
The rival groups initially indulged in a fist fight. Subsequently, Haji and his friend left the place and returned with knives. They stabbed Haneef, Mustafa, Rasheed and Ajju. Haneef was declared dead at OGH, while the other three were out of danger, the inspector said.
Special police teams are formed to nab the accused, who went absconding. A case was registered under Section 302 (Murder) IPC.
Haneef and his three friends had an argument with Haji and his friend regarding gambling. On Sunday morning, they again had an argument on the same issue, said the police.
