The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Monday claimed to have arrested a 53-year-old man for allegedly killing a relative of former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Member of Parliament Mohammad Shahabuddin last month over a property dispute in Bihar.
The accused identified as, Mohammad Qayyum, a native of Siwan district in Bihar used to run a mobile shop in city and had been absconding since the incident. Police arrested Qayyum on March 22 after they received a tip off that he had taken shelter at Batla House in Delhi. Yusuf, a relative of gangster turned politician Mohammad Shahabuddin was brutally killed by Mohammad Kaif, Raunak, Islam, Maqbool, Sandeep and Qayyum on February 1. Owing to the property dispute with Qayyum, family members of both the parties had several altercation in past.
According to Rajesh Deo, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP, Crime Branch, Qayyum along with the other four accused hatched a conspiracy to eliminate Yusuf.
“Qayyum along with Kaif, Raunak, Islam, Maqbool and Sandeep, visited Yusuf’s house on the night of February 1 and asked him to accompany them to a party. They took Yusuf to a secluded place in Siwan, shot him and dumped his body near a mosque,” said the DCP.
“Since then, Qayyum has been absconding from Bihar and had taken shelter in Batla House. Efforts are on to nab the other accused,” the DCP added.
