15-yr-old beaten to death with brick near Mir Alam tank, 2 arrested

Hyderabad: Attapur police on Thursday arrested two persons in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old boy, who was found dead near Mir Alam tank in the city.
Police said the arrested accused have been identified as Azhar, a rowdy sheeter, and his associate Nagender, both in their 20s.

The deceased has been identified as Simlan alias Raheem.
According to the police, Raheem's body was found with severe injuries on his head in a pool of blood near Miralam tank on Thursday morning. Based on clues and other leads, the accused were identified and arrested on Thursday evening. They were remanded to judicial custody, police said.
Police said the accused and the deceased, a school dropout from the neighbouring Hasan Nagar area, had known each other for a long time. But they were upset with Raheem for allegedly spreading rumours about them and the duo killed the boy, police added.
According to the police, Raheem left home on Wednesday evening but did not return. His family members started a search for the boy, but in vain. When the police received information that he was last seen with the accused, they were picked up and interrogated, during which they confessed to the murder.
Police said that the duo confessed to repeatedly hitting Raheem on the head with bricks. Azhar was earlier involved in two cases, while Nagendra was involved in a ganja case, both at Attapur police station, a police official said.
According to police, the accused and the deceased had known each other for a long time. But they were upset with Raheem for allegedly spreading rumours about them and the duo killed the boy