Huma Qureshi’s cousin stabbed to death in Nizamuddin; two teenagers held

Bollywood actor Huma Qureshi’s cousin, Asif Qureshi, was stabbed to death over a parking dispute outside his residence in southeast Delhi’s Nizamuddin area, police said on Friday, adding that two teenagers have been arrested in this case.

A senior officer identified the teanage accused arrested by the police as two brothers, Ujjwal, 19, and Gautam, 18, who live in the same lane.

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It all started at around 10 pm on Thursday when Asif Qureshi, 42, who lived on the ground-floor of a building on Church Lane in Bhogal, Jangpura, advised a man against parking his two-wheeler in front of the main entrance of his home, a report said quoting the police. This was followed by a heated exchange between the two and soon escalated into a full blown street brawl.

In the ensuing melee, Asif was attacked with a sharp-edged “poker-type” weapon. He was rushed to a nearby hospital with a grievous injury in his chest but was declared dead.

Speaking on the incident, Hemant Tiwari, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast), confirmed that the accused and the victim had an altercation over parking a scooter. “During the altercation, one of the accused attacked the victim on his chest with a sharp, pointed object that caused his death,” he added.

Huma Qureshi’s father and Asif’s uncle, Saleem Qureshi, describing the incident, said, “Two men parked a scooter in front of the house. Asif asked them to move it aside and not block the entrance. This led to a verbal altercation that turned physical. They murdered my nephew.”

However, Huma Qureshi has not issued any statement commenting on the incident so far.

A case has been registered under the relevant sections of the BNS, and further investigation into this case is ongoing by the officers.