UPI Digital Trail, Reverse Tracking Crack Advocate Khaja Moizuddin Murder Case in 7 Days
Investigators got a second key lead when they discovered that after the murder, the accused had gone to Monda Market for breakfast and made a payment through a digital UPI platform, helping police establish his movement after the crime.
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police deployed seven special teams, which worked simultaneously to crack the murder case of High Court advocate Khaja Moizuddin. While one team analysed CCTV footage from multiple routes to determine where the accused fled after the murder, another team worked backwards to identify where the SUV used in the killing had originated from. This reverse tracking eventually led police to Kavadiguda, where two constables identified the accused, Abhijeeth alias Nani, who drove the killer vehicle, marking the first breakthrough in the case.
Investigators got a second key lead when they discovered that after the murder, the accused had gone to Monda Market for breakfast and made a payment through a digital UPI platform, helping police establish his movement after the crime.
The probe became difficult after the accused allegedly procured new SIM cards to avoid detection. While analysing tower dumps around the crime spot, police found suspicious newly-activated numbers. Upon examining their call data records, investigators found links to the accused. The new SIM cards, allegedly used by accused Muneer alias Chaous, were traced to calls made to other conspirators.
The SIM cards were last switched off near the residence of prime accused Mujahid Alam Khan, while their first recorded location was near a college in Mallepally, where it is suspected the conspiracy meetings took place.
The police also found that the vehicle used in the murder had allegedly been purchased to execute the crime on December 29, 2025. Police said the son-father duo of Mujahid Alam Khan and Mahbub Alam Khan initially planned to warn the advocate against pursuing cases against them nearly seven months ago, but later decided to eliminate him.
Sources said that Mujahid had challenged the investigators, claiming they could never establish a link to the murder and allegedly boasted that he would write his entire property to the police if they proved otherwise. The police cracked the case — which was in planning for seven months — in seven days. He remained uncooperative during questioning before being produced before a magistrate on Friday evening.
