Mumbai: A petty fight over cleaning of goat excrement left outside their house led to the murder of a 50-year-old man in Rafique Nagar in Govandi.The Shivaji Nagar police have arrested the two brothers-Mohammed Iliyas Qureshi 29 and his brother Riyaz Qureshi (27) on the charges of murder. The deceased is Qureshi’s neighbour identified as Mohammed Iqbal ShaikhAccording to the police the accused had two goats which were tied outside their house but its excrement was spread outside the deceased’s house. Deceased Shaikh asked Qureshi to clean the area outside his house and this led to a scuffle. Police said that the two families had heated arguments which snowballed into a physical fight. The accused, Iliyas Qureshi, a vegetable vendor, and his brother Riyaz. Rais, a rickshaw puller, allegedly assaulted the complainant’s younger brother Faisal. When Mohammad Iqbal intervened to defuse the fight, Iliyas allegedly kicked and beat him with sticks, while Riyaz reportedly removed his belt and struck the victim on the head, causing fatal injuries. The incident occurred around 12.45 am on Monday and later came to light when the victim was rushed to Rajawadi Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Deceased’s son Faizan Shaikh told police that the two accused had assaulted his father with a belt leading to his death. Based on further investigation and CCTV footage available at the scene, police arrested both accused. The belt used in the crime has been recovered. Both accused have no prior criminal records. Senior police officials visited the spot, and further investigation is underway.
