In a shocking turn of events, actors Huma Qureshi and Saqib Saleem’s cousin, Asif Qureshi, was killed last night over a parking space fight in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area.
As per the police, both the accused have been arrested, and the murder weapon has also been seized. Those arrested have been identified as Ujjwal (19) and Gautam (18). Bothe of them lived just a few metres away Asif’s residence, the police said.
How the parking spat started?
The incident took place on Thursday night around 10 pm, when the 42-year-old Asif Qureshi asked two men to park their two-wheeler away from his home entrance. After the verbal spat, the man left the spot but threatened to come back.
“At around 9:30-10 pm, a neighbour parked a scooter right outside our house,” revealed one of Asif’s wives, Shaheen Asif Qureshi as per NDTV. “My husband, Asif, requested him to move the vehicle away. The man abused Asif and threatened to come back,” she added.
What Asif’s family said
“Within minutes the man, along with his brother, came and stabbed Asif with a sharp weapon. I called Javed, my brother-in-law but by the time he reached, Asif had lost a lot of blood and died,” Shaheen said.
He was rushed to National Heart Institute in East of Kailash where the doctors declared him brought dead.
“Doctors said he died an hour and a half ago,” Shaheen shared.
Huma’s father, Saleem Quresh,i expressed shock over his nephew’s killing and said, “Two men parked a scooter in front of the house. Asif asked them to move it aside and not block the entrance. They (accused) were two, together they killed my nephew”
Asif’s body has been sent for a post-mortem. Huma Qureshi and Saqib Saleem are yet to share an incident on incident. Asif ran a chicken business in Delhi and is survived by his two wives.
How big are parking wars in Delhi
According to reports, the city has maximum number of registered vehicles but very few organised parking spaces.
Delhi at present is facing significant parking challenges due to a massive increase in vehicles and limited parking spaces, particularly in commercial and residential areas. This leads to illegal parking, traffic congestion, and encroachment on roads and footpaths.