HYDERABAD: The police have solved a murder case after 18 years in which a mother allegedly hired people to kill his son since he was involved in wrongful activities like gambling, and alcohol addiction.
Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad Anjani Kumar, said: "On credible information, the Commissioner's Task Force, South Zone Team, with the assistance of Mailardevpally Police of Cyberabad unearthed the mystery behind this 18-year old murder case and apprehended three accused persons."
The accused have been identified as Syed Hasham, Mohd Rasheed and Basheer Ahmed Qureshi, who were allegedly involved in the murder.
According to police, the deceased's mother Masooda Bee had three sons and five daughters. After the demise of her husband, she performed marriages of all her children except her second son Mohd Khaja. He became a burden to her since he was addicted to alcohol, playing cards and other social vices.
"Even after he grew up, he depended upon his mother for his expenses and harassed other family members. He started attacking his mother physically and sold the household articles in the house to meet his personal expenses," the Police Commissioner said.
"Masooda Bee felt insecure to the future of other family members due to Khaja, and made up her mind to get rid of Khaja. So she discussed her plan with her fourth and fifth son-in-laws Rasheed and Basheer respectively," he said.
The police said that they all agreed and consulted their family friend Hasham, an auto driver, who assured to assist them in the murder.
"He was offered some amount towards expenses by Masooda Bee for completing this task," the police said.