Murder of 2 over chicken prices and a revenge killing in Ajmer: How 3 brothers’ luck runs out in Ahmedabad
The trio is accused of fatally stabbing meat shop owner Imran and his associate Shahnawaz in Ajmer city for selling chicken at lower prices, said a release by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch.
3 min readAhmedabadUpdated: Aug 28, 2025 12:55 AM IST
The three brothers, identified as Salman s/o Abdulali Qureshi (29) and his brothers Allarakha, 25, and Oves, 20, have been arrested in Ahmedabad a month after the alleged crime, Gujarat police said Wednesday.
The murder of a meat shop owner in Ajmer over selling chicken at “low prices” and an alleged revenge killing on July 15 after a duel between two groups of the Qureshi community have kept Rajasthan police on their toes after three of the 14 accused in the double murder, three brothers, went into hiding.
The three brothers, identified as Salman s/o Abdulali Qureshi (29) and his brothers Allarakha, 25, and Oves, 20, have been arrested in Ahmedabad a month after the alleged crime, Gujarat police said Wednesday. The trio is accused of fatally stabbing meat shop owner Imran and his associate Shahnawaz in Ajmer city for selling chicken at lower prices, said a release by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch.
The accused had been booked under BNS Section 103(2) which concerns a murder committed by a group of five or more people acting in concert. The three were handed over to the Rajasthan Police, said DCP Ajit Rajian of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch. The brothers also own a meat shop in the same area. A conflict arose after Imran posted low prices of chicken in a common WhatsApp group, the release said. This led to a fight between two groups. The accused were allegedly trying to force Imran to increase meat prices. On July 15, a group of 14 men allegedly stormed Pakiza Meat Shop in the Ramganj area of Ajmer city and killed Imran and his nephew Shahnawaz. While several of those allegedly involved in the double murder were apprehended by the Rajasthan police, the three brothers remained on the run. Confirming the arrest of the three accused from Ahmedabad, Police Inspector Ravish Samaria of Ramganj Police station, Rajasthan, said that further investigation is underway.
Revenge killing
Police said the violence between two groups of the Qureshi community, which dominates the meat selling sector in Ajmer, involved not two, but three murders. The third murder, initially believed to be an accidental death, turned out to be a revenge killing, police said. On the day of the double murder, July 15, Ramganj Police had also filed an accidental death report after the naked body of an unknown man was found on Ramganj road. His body had been kept in the local mortuary. It was only two days later that the body was identified by a family member as being that of Gulaam alias Nakku, one of the accused in the double murder case. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Himanshu Jangid of Ajmer Police told The Indian Express, “Two days after the murder of Imran and Qureshi, the body of one of the members of the group that had attacked the shop was identified. It was believed that he died in a road accident. But investigation found that he was roaming around naked in the area under the influence of some intoxicating or narcotics substance. Seizing the opportunity, members of the rival group allegedly ran a car over the man, resulting in his death.”
Another FIR was filed against two persons at Ramganj police station in connection with the third murder.
Following the escalation, the Ajmer police had conducted a meeting of members of the two groups of the Qureshi community, appealing for peace.
Brendan Dabhi works with The Indian Express, focusing his comprehensive reporting primarily on Gujarat. He covers the region's most critical social, legal, and administrative sectors, notably specializing at the intersection of health, social justice, and disasters.
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