Archive · 18 Jun 2025
Mumbai Man Sentenced to Life for Fatal Scissors Attack on Roommate
A man named Mohammad Firoz Khan has been sent to jail for the rest of his life.
He was found guilty of killing his roommate, Tanveer Mohammad Shaikh, by stabbing him with scissors back in 2019.
The incident happened in a workshop where they both lived.
Khan had been using drugs and got into a fight with Shaikh before the attack.
The court decided that Khan had no reason to hurt Shaikh and that's why he received a life sentence.
A 31-year-old man, Mohammad Firoz Khan, was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Khan was convicted of killing his roommate in April 2019.
The murder occurred at a workshop owned by Gulam Rasul Ansari.
Khan attacked his roommate, Tanveer Mohammad Shaikh, with scissors.
Shaikh died almost instantly due to injuries to his chest, heart, and lung.
- Who
- Mohammad Firoz Khan and Tanveer Mohammad Shaikh
- What
- A man was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his roommate.
- When
- April 2019
- Where
- A workshop in Mumbai
- Why
- Khan attacked Shaikh without provocation, causing fatal injuries.
- Accused
- Mohammad Firoz Khan
- Victim
- Tanveer Mohammad Shaikh
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment
- Location
- Mumbai
- Weapon
- Scissors
- Date of incident
- April 2019