Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Five Held in Hyderabad Suicide Case Over Motorcycle Damage
Police in Hyderabad arrested five people after a 24-year-old man died from injuries linked to a fall from an apartment building.
The man was Mir Sofiyan Ali, also known as Adil.
Police said he had been called to an apartment over a disagreement about a motorcycle.
The motorcycle had reportedly been damaged in a road accident.
Police said some of the accused wanted him to repair it or pay for the damage.
His friend Sharukh was with him but stayed downstairs.
Sharukh later heard an argument and learned that Sofiyan had fallen from the seventh floor.
The five arrested people have been sent to judicial custody while the investigation continues.
Police arrested five people in connection with the death of 24-year-old Mir Sofiyan Ali in Hyderabad.
Sofiyan allegedly jumped from the seventh floor of an apartment at First Lancer, Masab Tank, on August 20.
Police said the dispute involved a motorcycle damaged in a road accident and demands for repairs or compensation.
The five accused were booked under Section 108 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for alleged abetment of suicide.
The accused were remanded to judicial custody, while police said further investigation is underway.
- Who
- Mir Sofiyan Ali, a 24-year-old private employee, died; Hyderabad Police arrested five people in connection with the case.
- What
- The five people were arrested for alleged abetment of suicide after Sofiyan allegedly fell from a seventh-floor apartment.
- When
- The incident occurred during the early hours of August 20, and Sofiyan later died while undergoing treatment that day.
- Where
- The incident took place at an apartment in First Lancer, Masab Tank, Hyderabad; he was treated at Osmania General Hospital.
- Why
- Police said the alleged dispute concerned a motorcycle damaged in a road accident and demands that Sofiyan repair it or pay compensation.
- Deceased
- Mir Sofiyan Ali alias Adil, aged 24
- Location
- First Lancer, Masab Tank, Hyderabad
- Date of death
- August 20, while undergoing treatment at Osmania General Hospital
- Dispute
- A motorcycle allegedly damaged in a road accident
- Accused
- Five people identified by police as Mohammed Hanzala Pasha, Mohammed Isaq Uddin, Musthafa Khan, Mohd Nawaaz and MD Imran Khan
- Charges
- Section 108 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Case status
- The accused were produced before court and remanded to judicial custody; investigation continues