Gunman’s domestic woes in focus

MUMBAI: The wife of Bilal Sayyed, one of the two men arrested for the killing of the bodyguard of Iqbal Kaskar, suffered 35 to 40% burns only a few days ago after a stove burst at their Mumbra residence. Police inspector S Bajriao said that Mehrunissa has been admitted to a local hospital in Mumbra and officials are trying to piece together what led to the blast.The Mumbra police have registered an accident case.
“Bilal used to sell some cutlery items, but he was in bad financial shape as he had been unemployed for a few months. Since then, Bilal, who has one child, often fought with his wife over petty domestic issues. Bilal, during interrogations, has said that he was fed up with daily fights and wanted to do something for the family. Hence, he took the contract for Rs 50,000 to kill Kaskar’s bodyguard,” said Bajirao.
Bilal was arrested near the scene of the shooting and thrashed by the public before police booked him for the bodyguard’s murder and conspiracy to kill Kaskar.