Hyderabad man stabs ‘peeping tom’ friend

A 20-year-old boy, who was allegedly caught peeping into the bathroom by his friend, while the latter’s mother was bathing, was stabbed to death at Chandanagar on Sunday night. The accused, R. Sampath, surrendered before the police confessing to having killed his friend.

Although the alleged peeping incident happened a month ago, Sampath could not get over the ugly act his friend N. Ajay Devraj (20) indulged in, and murdered him, after throwing a liquor party.

Ajay, a photographer, resided at Serilingampally in Chandanagar along with his parents and elder brother.He had reportedly not pursued studies further after passing the intermediate examinations. He also used to work as a cab driver on a part-time basis.

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Ajay and Sampath, residents of Lingampally, were friends. At around 12.30 pm on Sunday, Ajay went to meet his friend Muthu at Chandanagar, from where Sampath picked him at 3 pm. They both went for a ride and then purchased liquor. After drinking liquor at the roadside at HUDA trade centre in Taranagar, Sampath called two of his friends and with their help, he stabbed Ajay multiple times.

Meanwhile, Ajay’s brother, Prudhvi, who got to know about the incident, rushed Ajay to a private hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. “Sampath was carrying a kitchen knife. He stabbed Ajay multiple times on the abdomen and sliced his throat. He surrendered at the police station confessing to having killed Ajay,” said Chandanagar inspector N Tirupati Rao, adding that another accused was caught on Monday morning, while the hunt was on to apprehend one more accused.

Miyapur assistant commissioner of police S. Ravi Kumar said “Ajay used to regularly visit Samapth’s house. Once, Sampath caught Ajay peeping through the bathroom window while his mother was bathing. This was happening for quite some time and about a month ago, Sampath caught Ajay in the act, after which he bore the grudge on Ajay and killed him.”

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However, Ajay’s family denied the reports and said that Sampath was hired by a family that threatened to kill Ajay for getting close to their daughter. “Ajay was having a close friendship with a girl. Her family had threatened to kill him, and we suspect that they hired Sampath,” alleged Ajay’s brother.