The 18th Additional Sessions Court has convicted a 23-year-old youth from Bihar for beating another man, also from Bihar to death due to previous enmity.
According to the police, the victim was identified as Mohammad Ijaz, 26, a native of Bihar. He was employed at a chicken shop in Zam Bazaar and he stayed with his friends in a room in Border Thottam, Anna Salai.
On May 23, 2023, Ijaz and another man, Ali Hussain alias Kuttu, 21, from Bihar, who was employed at a biryani shop in Royapettah, quarrelled with each other under the influence of alcohol. Later, they went to their respective rooms. After sometime, Kuttu escaped leaving Ijaz in a pool of blood.
The Anna Salai police registered a case under Section 302 (murder) of IPC and arrested Ali Hussain alias Kuttu in Bihar. The trial court also imposed a fine of ₹6,500 on him.
Published – August 10, 2025 12:36 am IST
