An external scene of Asif Qureshi’s residence, which was killed in a parking dispute in Jangpur Bhogal Lane, Nizamuddin on August 08, 2025. Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap
Asif Qureshi, a cousin of actor Huma Qureshi, was stabbed by two youths on Thursday (August 8, 2025) after a scooter parking dispute in Bhogal, South -East Delhi.
Qureshi (42), a resident of Church Lane in Bhogal, suffered a serious injury to his chest and collapsed on the spot after being attacked with a pointed object. He was rushed to the National Heart Institute east of Kailash, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

The entire incident was caught on CCTV, and the police arrested Ujjwal (21) and Gautam (18), who are the victim’s neighbors. The accused ran away from the crime scene and was tracked by the police and was arrested.
Delhi Police said that on Thursday (August 8, 2025) at 10:30 pm, Ujjwal, who is a music teacher in Lajpat Nagar, came to his house and parked his scooter in front of Mr. Qureshi’s house. When Mr. Qureshi requested him to remove his scooter from there, Ujjaval did not pay any attention to him and when he was requested again, he became aggressive and beaten the victim carelessly and began to abuse and beat him and called his younger brother Gautam to come and kill him. Gautam joined and took out a sharp object hidden in his pants and stabbed Asif several times in the chest.
Police said, “Both attacked Mr. Qureshi three months ago, but due to immediate intervention of public individuals, Mr. Qureshi was rescued. However, both of them threatened him with serious consequences,” the police said. DCP South -East Hemant Tiwari said that Ujjwal has no criminal past, while Gautam was first held in a fight. ,

Further investigation is going on to find out the role of each accused in the sequence of incidents and the attack, “Mr. Tiwari said. He said that he did not find any communal angle in the incident.
A case under Section 103 (1) [murder] And 3 (5) [common intention] The Indian Joint Code was registered at Hazrat Nizamuddin Police Station.
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The victim’s wife, Shaheen Asif Qureshi alleged that the murder was prepared and her neighbors were jealous of her husband. “If it was just about the scooter, they could move it. But they stabbed him in the chest with a sharp object. It was not a sudden fight. He did it with purpose,” he said. She said that her husband worked as a chicken supplier and rarely interacted with those involved in murder or his family.
Asif’s uncle and actor Huma Qureshi’s father, Salim Qureshi, described his nephew as a simple and hardworking person, said, “This is a murder on a small issue. It shows how delicate temperature has become in our society. People are being killed for the most important reasons.”
Published – August 08, 2025 09:59 AM IST