HYDERABAD: The body of an autorickshaw driver, who went missing on Friday, was found stuffed inside a
suitcase
and dumped on the roadside at
Rajendranagar
. He was allegedly bludgeoned to death with a boulder by his friends.
Cyberabad police said the victim, Mohammed Ilyaz alias Riyaz,24, left his residence at Chandrayangutta on Friday. As he did not return home and became inaccessible, his mother lodged a missing complaint with the Chandrayangutta police station on Saturday.
As Riyaz, who had a criminal past, was an accused in a murder case, Task Force police along with local police started investigation.
Meanwhile, Riyaz’s family, who were searching for him, found his auto abandoned in Rajendranagar limits.
When CCTV footage was verified, police found two persons were in the company of Riyaz on Friday night. They were identified as Syed and Feroz by the victim’s family members.
These two suspects were taken into custody by Task Force sleuths. Initially they tried to evade, but on sustained interrogation they wiltted and confessed that Riyaz was murdered and his body was packed in a suitcase, which was abandoned on the roadside in Rajendranagar.
When police went to the spot, they found the suitcase near pillar number 223 of PVNR Expressway. When they opened it, they found the body in a foetal position.
Police said the victim was killed with a boulder. When asked about the motive for the murder, the two, who were from the same neighbourhood in Chandrayangutta and were auto drivers, claimed Riyaz was teasing Syed’s sister and they had financial disputes.
On Friday, the three consumed alcohol at different wine shops. Later, while they were on the move in the auto, an argument broke out between them. Syed and Feroz hit Riyaz with a boulder and killed him. Later, they put the body in the auto and drove around from Chandrayangutta till Rajendranagar. They reportedly came across an abandoned suitcase, which they used to pack the body. The accused were previously involved in picking pockets.