Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Dhaba Stop Triggers Murder Confession in 2012 Case
A man named Irfan Yunus Namakwala confessed to murdering Hakim Khambati during a police trip to the crime scene.
The confession happened when they stopped for lunch at a dhaba, which made Namakwala panic.
He thought the police knew he had eaten there after the murder.
Namakwala and two others were accused of killing Khambati over a property dispute.
They also made fake documents to claim permission to redevelop a building.
The case has been going on for years, with the trial still not completed.
Irfan Yunus Namakwala confessed to murdering Hakim Khambati during a police trip to the crime scene.
The confession occurred when the police stopped for lunch at Kinara Dhaba, triggering Namakwala's panic.
Namakwala and two others were accused of killing Khambati over a property dispute and forging documents.
The accused were charged with murder, kidnapping, forgery, cheating, and criminal intimidation.
The trial is ongoing, with the case recently transferred to a sessions court in 2025.
- Who
- Irfan Yunus Namakwala, Mohammed Ansari, Ahmed Sorathiya
- What
- Confession to murder of Hakim Khambati
- When
- 2012 (crime), 2025 (case transferred)
- Where
- Charoti Naka near Vasai, Palghar district, Mumbai
- Why
- Property-related feud and fake power of attorney
- Victim
- Hakim Khambati
- Suspect
- Irfan Yunus Namakwala
- Co-accused
- Mohammed Ansari, Ahmed Sorathiya
- Crime Date
- 2012
- Charges
- Murder, kidnapping, forgery, cheating, criminal intimidation
- Bail Status
- Granted in 2013 and 2019
- Current Status
- Trial ongoing, case transferred to sessions court in 2025