Hyderabad: The friends of Mohammed Nabeel, who was killed in a WWF-style fight, had meticulously planned to conceal the evidence about the fight and convince his family that his death was an accident. They told the family that Nabeel had tried to do a bike stunt and suffered fits. One of them, Omar Beig, even told Nabeel’s family not to report the incident to the police since Nabeel was a minor and it was illegal to ride a bike without a licence.

The accused apparently also confronted Nabeel’s father, Mr Mohammed Dastagir, after he filed a police complaint, and threatened him. The accused were present at Nabeel’s house throughout, even after the funeral and tried to gauge whether the family became suspicious.

Over the last few days, they routinely gathered at one of their houses to discuss and make plans to eliminate doubts. On May 3, the family received call from the accused that Nabeel was hospitalised. “When I reached the hospital, they told me that Nabeel was trying to do a bike stunt, but he suddenly collapsed due to fits,” said Nabeel’s uncle.

It was Mr Dastagir who found contradictions. His mother also noticed swelling and discoloration on his head.  Mr Dastagir confronted Omar after three days. “When I asked, he got angry, and asked me how many times should he explain the incident? One of them said Nabeel had started the bike and fell due to fits. Another said Nabeel tried to do a ‘stoppie’ and fell. Another said Nabeel was holding his chest as if he had a pain. I started having doubts,” he said. One of the friends even lied that they took him to his house and thrust keys.