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Businessman abducted and killed by ‘friends’ after bar fight

Doctors said the accused had repeatedly beaten the victim with sticks and blows, leading to his death.

Published on: Sep 8, 2025, 04:18:08 IST
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A 27 year old businessman was allegedly abducted and beaten to death by his friends in a bar fight in Rohini, said police Sunday. Three of the five accused have been apprehended.

Businessman abducted and killed by ‘friends’ after bar fight
Businessman abducted and killed by ‘friends’ after bar fight

The deceased identified as Habib Rehman was a resident of Sant Nagar. Police said that on Friday night, Rehman left at night to attend a party at GT Karnal Road. He was with his five friends.

After the party, they went to a bar in Rohini. Rajeev Ranjan, DCP Rohini said, “At the bar, some minor dispute occurred between the friends. Rehman hit one of his friends with a beer bottle. The accused and his cousin then assaulted Rehman”

“The accused then abducted him. The victim was put in a car trunk, taken to a dairy farm in Ghazipur owned by the accused and was beaten with lathis” said the DCP

Around 4-5 am, three of his friends took Rehman to Burari to his cousin Sabbir’s house.

Doctors said the accused had repeatedly beaten the victim with sticks and blows, leading to his death.

Rehman sells surgical equipment to various institutions. His family said he got married two years back

Police registered a case on charges of murder and abduction

On Sunday, raids were conducted in Burari and three friends (who brought Rehman to Sabbir’s house) were arrested.

The main accused are still on the run, said the police. .

 
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Jignasa Sinha

Jignasa Sinha is a Special Correspondent at Hindustan Times in New Delhi. With more than six years of reporting experience, she covers crime and policing in the national capital. Her beats also include Delhi prisons, the Delhi Fire Services and Delhi courts, while she regularly reports on gender, labour and social justice. Over the course of her career, Jignasa has reported on major criminal investigations, international crime syndicates, high-profile cyber fraud cases, law-and-order developments, protests, disasters and public institutions. Her reporting combines breaking news with in-depth, long form, human interest stories that examine the human impact of public policy, policing and the criminal justice system. In addition to reporting for the newspaper, she contributes to the Hindustan Times website and app, and plays an active role in coordinating on-ground coverage of major developments and breaking news across Delhi. Before joining Hindustan Times, Jignasa worked at The Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi, where she spent five years covering crime, Delhi airport, courts and health. She began her journalism career as an intern at an AI magazine in Bengaluru while pursuing her postgraduate diploma in multimedia journalism at the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media.

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