Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Five Family Members Convicted in 2016 Head Constable Murder
Five people from the same family were found guilty of killing their relative, Shaikh Mohammad Ayub, who was a head constable.
This happened in 2016 in Vijayawada, India.
They got into a big fight during a family event, and one of them hit Ayub with a bat, which caused his death.
To hide what they did, they put his body in a car and left it on the side of the road to make it look like an accident.
The police later found out the truth and arrested all five family members.
A judge sentenced four of them to seven years in jail and a fine, and the fifth person got five years in jail and a fine.
Five family members were convicted for the 2016 murder of head constable Shaikh Mohammad Ayub.
The murder was initially staged as a road accident, but CCTV footage and eyewitness accounts revealed the truth.
The incident occurred during a religious ceremony at the family's residence in Vijayawada.
Four accused received seven years' rigorous imprisonment with a Rs 10,000 fine each, while the fifth received five years with the same fine.
The case was initially registered as a road accident but was later converted to a murder investigation.
- Who
- Five members of a family: Shaik Nilofar Sultana, Shaik Saddam Hussain, Shaik Imran Hussain, Shaik Zakirunnisa, and Shaik Nazia Sultana
- What
- Murder of Shaikh Mohammad Ayub, a head constable, initially staged as a road accident
- When
- Incident occurred on December 19, 2016; Conviction on Thursday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Vijayawada, India
- Why
- Altercation over food arrangements and ongoing property disputes led to the murder
- Date of Incident
- December 19, 2016
- Location of Incident
- Vijayawada, India
- Victim
- Shaikh Mohammad Ayub (Head Constable)
- Convicted Individuals
- Shaik Nilofar Sultana, Shaik Saddam Hussain, Shaik Imran Hussain, Shaik Zakirunnisa, Shaik Nazia Sultana
- Sentences
- Four accused: 7 years RI + Rs 10,000 fine; Fifth accused: 5 years RI + Rs 10,000 fine
- Initial Case Registration
- Crime No. 199/2016 under Section 304A of the IPC
- Final Case Registration
- Crime No. 217/2017 under Sections 302 and 201 read with 34 of the IPC
- Date of Conviction
- Thursday (specific date not mentioned)