Ghaziabad: two people arrested for killing neighbor over motorcycle parking

Police identified the two suspects as Zakir Mohammad, 58, and his son Shakir Mohammad, 29, and the deceased man as Nanhe Malik. Malik’s son, Salman Malik, 25, was also injured in the fight, police said.

Police, after a preliminary investigation, said the two families are neighbors and live across the street from each other. They often argued when Malik’s family parked their two-wheeler over a drain outside the Mohammads’ house and also over cleaning the drain. Also on Wednesday, a similar fight took place. Subsequently, the suspects called some of their acquaintances and again went to Malik’s home and assaulted and stabbed him and his son.

Khoda Colony is characterized by densely populated areas and small lanes with hardly any parking space.

“Malik was rushed to hospital after the fight, but doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. Her son was admitted to treat his injuries. They live in opposite houses and had a dispute over parking and drain cleaning,” said Swatantra Kumar Singh, deputy commissioner of police, Indirapuram.

Junaid Malik, nephew of the deceased, said the altercation began on Wednesday morning.

“The matter calmed down, but there was another fight on Wednesday evening. The suspects overpowered my uncle near his home and stabbed him several times. My cousin Salman was also stabbed while rushing to save his father. We both rushed to a hospital in Delhi where my uncle was declared brought dead while my cousin was undergoing treatment,” said Junaid Malik.

Police said the victim’s family filed a complaint accusing four people of murder and attempt to murder, based on which a case was registered at Khoda police station. The other two named suspects were identified as Zakir’s sons Fareed and Wajid, alongside other unidentified people.

“Our teams are trying to trace the others and they will soon be arrested,” said the ACP.