Actor Huma Qureshi’s cousin, Asif Qureshi (42), was stabbed to death on Thursday night outside his home in southeast Delhi’s Nizamuddin area following a dispute over scooter parking, police said Friday.
Asif, who lived on Church Lane in Bhogal, was attacked around 10 pm after asking two men not to park in front of his gate. The accused, identified as brothers Ujjwal (19) and Gautam (18), allegedly assaulted him with a sharp poker, piercing his chest. He died from his injuries.
“Asif asked them to park elsewhere, leading to an altercation. They then attacked him, causing his death. We demand strict punishment,” said Huma’s father, Saleem Qureshi.
Asif ran a meat supply business and co-owned two hotels in the area. A case has been registered under sections 103(1) (murder) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Police noted that killings over parking disputes are not uncommon in Delhi — in March, a similar row in northwest Delhi claimed one life and injured several others.
