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Saidabad residents demand justice for murdered auto driver
Residents of Hyderabad's Singareni Colony held a rally on August 14, demanding justice for auto driver Mohammed Fasi Amir, who was hacked to death in full public view on August 4. Protesters…
The Story in Brief
Residents of Hyderabad's Singareni Colony held a rally on August 14, demanding justice for auto driver Mohammed Fasi Amir, who was hacked to death in full public view on August 4. Protesters carried banners with his picture and shouted slogans against the Saidabad police.
The accused, neighbour and fellow auto driver Enderawat Suman, was arrested on August 6. Police said Suman held a personal grudge and attacked Amir with a knife before fleeing. He threw the weapon into Saroornagar Lake, where police later recovered it. Suman has been charged with murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The Indian Opinion
The arrest came quickly, yet residents still felt compelled to shout 'Saidabad police down down'. That gap between official action and public trust is the real story. Any community would want to know why a neighbour could be killed in broad daylight without intervention. The question now is whether the legal process will move fast enough to restore faith, or if this protest is just the beginning of deeper demands for police accountability in Hyderabad's old neighbourhoods.
Source: siasat.com
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