AIMIM leader Asad Khan hacked to death on busy road in Hyderabad, police suspect revenge killing

AIMIM leader Asad Khan was hacked to death on a busy road in Hyderabad. Police say they suspect this was a case of revenge killing as Asad Khan had a criminal past.

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asad Khan, 40, was hacked to death on a busy road in broad daylight in Hyderabad on Thursday. The incident took place in the Vattapally area under the Mailardevpally police station in Old City, Hyderabad. It is a region that is considered to be the bastion of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. The assailants were not immediately identified. Police say Asad Khan, a local AIMIM leader, had a criminal past and they suspect this is case of "revenge killing".