Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi

Udupi, Nov 20: Police arrested two persons on November 15 in connection with a stabbing incident that reportedly took place over a dispute related to constructing a compound wall.

The arrested have been identified as Hussein Sheikh Ahmad (74), a resident of Hiriyadka, and Tamim Hussein Sheikh (34) from Mumbai. Police have seized the car used during the incident and an iron rod from the accused. They were produced before the court, which remanded them to judicial custody.

According to the complaint, on November 11, Rafeeq and his son Shariq were constructing a compound wall around their house when the accused, Hussein and his son Tamim, arrived in a car and objected to the construction. They allegedly abused them using foul language, issued life threats, and, with the intention to kill, stabbed Shariq multiple times on his back with a knife. A case in this regard was registered at the Hiriyadka police station.