The Freedom Press
Hyderabad, Nov 12: The 1st Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court, Nampally, has sentenced four rowdy-sheeters to life imprisonment for the murder of a water tanker driver in the Kalapathar police station limits in 2018.
Judge G. Venu delivered the verdict on November 12, 2026, in Sessions Case No. 279/2019.
According to the Hyderabad City Police, Mohammed Shareef, a water tanker driver, was attacked with knives at the premises of Mir Alam Water Filter on December 12, 2018. The attackers allegedly threw chilli powder into his eyes before stabbing him several times. He was taken to Osmania General Hospital, where he was declared dead.
Police investigations revealed that the murder was the result of longstanding enmity. In July 2011, Moiz, the brother of two of the accused, had died in a drowning incident during a boating trip at Mir Alam Tank. The accused allegedly suspected Shareef’s involvement in his death and subsequently developed a grudge against him. They later conspired to eliminate him.
The court convicted Mohammed Ataullah alias Mohammed (29), a rowdy-sheeter of Mailardevpally Police Station; Sohail Ataullah (28) and Syed Parvez Pasha (28), both associated with Attapur Police Station; and Mirza Saif Taimoori (27), a rowdy-sheeter of Bahadurpura Police Station.
Following the incident, Kalapathar police registered a murder case under Sections 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and filed a charge sheet after completing the investigation.
The investigation and prosecution were monitored by DCP Rajendranagar Zone S. Srinivas, IPS, and ACP Falaknuma Division M.A. Javeed. Inspector Mohd. Khaleel Pasha, SI B. Shiva Kumar Reddy and other police personnel coordinated the trial proceedings. Public Prosecutor Alluri Ram Reddy represented the prosecution.
Hyderabad City Police stated that the conviction highlighted the importance of effective investigation and sustained prosecution in securing justice in serious criminal cases.
