Archive · 12 Nov 2025
Hyderabad Family Reburies Relative Amidst Grave Dispute
Imagine someone's grandpa was buried in a special spot a long, long time ago.
Then, a new family buried their grandpa in that same spot, not knowing it was already taken.
When the new family came back, the first family said, 'Hey, that's our grandpa's spot!'
The new family felt sad and pressured.
They had to dig up their grandpa and bury him again in a slightly different spot nearby.
Everyone involved talked to the police, and they all agreed to move the grave.
People are now asking for better records at the graveyard so this doesn't happen again.
A Hyderabad family was compelled to exhume and re-bury a relative's body after a dispute over the grave.
The deceased, 64-year-old Tahir Bin Salhe, was buried on November 4, but another group claimed the plot belonged to their grandfather from the 1980s.
The family of Tahir Bin Salhe alleged they were threatened and pressured into moving the body.
After a written settlement and police intervention, the body was re-buried approximately five meters away within the same graveyard.
Local residents criticized the Waqf Board and Dargah management for poor record-keeping and lack of oversight, which they believe led to the dispute.
- Who
- The family of Tahir Bin Salhe and another family claiming ownership of the grave plot.
- What
- A family was forced to exhume and rebury a relative's body due to a grave dispute.
- When
- The dispute occurred on November 7, three days after the initial burial on November 4.
- Where
- Hazrat Syed Shah Meeran Hussaini Qadri Graveyard in Langar Houz, Hyderabad.
- Why
- A dispute arose over the ownership of the burial plot, with one family claiming their grandfather was buried there in the 1980s.
Deceased's Family
Claiming Family
Ownership of Grave Plot
Deceased's Family
Claimed the plot was vacant and lawfully identified for burial.
Claiming Family
Asserted that the grave belonged to their grandfather, buried in the 1980s.
Resolution
Deceased's Family
Were pressured and threatened into exhuming and reburying the body.
Claiming Family
Insisted on the plot belonging to their family, leading to a compromise.
- Deceased's Name
- Tahir Bin Salhe
- Deceased's Age
- 64
- Original Burial Date
- November 4
- Dispute Date
- November 7
- Graveyard Location
- Hazrat Syed Shah Meeran Hussaini Qadri Graveyard, Langar Houz, Hyderabad
- Resolution
- Body exhumed and re-buried approximately five meters away after a written settlement.