Hyderabad: A 31-year-old construction worker Mohammed Baba was found dead in suspicious circumstances near Ibrahimpatnam bus stand late Tuesday night. His brother Mohammed Rizwan rushed him to a private hospital where the duty doctor declared him dead.
According to Ibrahimpatnam police, Baba and Rizwan had consumed liquor at their house in Ibrahimpatnam in the afternoon. Later Baba said that he was going to a bangle shop close to his house but did not return. Getting worried, Rizwan went searching and found Baba lying unconscious with bleeding injuries on his body. While he was rushing him to hospital, Baba died on the way.
Rizwan informed the police that two rag pickers M. Mallesh and G. Laxman had attacked Baba when he asked them to move out from the area. Police have registered a case and are making efforts to nab the rag pickers. The victim’s body has been shifted to Osmania general hospital mortuary for post-mortem.
