Pramesh S Jain & Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
T
he Pulakeshinagar police have arrested a businessman who along with his associates killed a second hand car dealer in a cold blooded manner after he refused to withdraw the complaint filed against the businessman.
The murder caught on a passerby’s mobile phone as SUV chased a man who was trying to escape on SK Garden road and later run over on him before speeding away on October 18.
Initially the traffic police rushed to the spot and registered a hit and run case.However after the deceased Syed Aghar’s Friend Mujaheed approached the police and gave statement giving twist to the case.
Probe revealed that the deceased Syed Asghar was a second-hand car dealer and was in business with the accused.Amreen had purchased a car from Asghar but had not paid him Rs.4 lakhs.
When the victim asked for his money back from the accused,they both got into a fight that escalated into physical violence.
Asghar and his friend Mujaheed filed a case against the accused for physical assault at JC Nagar police station few days before the murder .
The police summoned Ameen and questioned him before he was asked to appear again for the statement.
Furious about this Ameen confronted Asghar demanding him to withdraw the case filed against him , but Asghar was adamant refused outrightly and heckled him.
Unable to bear this,Ameen decided to kill him and knocked him down with his SUV and run over to make sure that he is dead.
The police have arrested Ameen and his associate Nawaz for abetting the crime and efforts are on to track down others involved in the murder .
