The Attapur police arrested a 25-year-old rowdy-sheeter for trespassing into a house, holding a knife to a man’s throat and demanding ₹20,000 in Hasan Nagar area of Hyderabad.

The accused was identified as Syed Mohammed alias Chango, a centring labourer and auto driver, and a resident of NTR Nagar. Police said the accused has a rowdy-sheet against him at Attapur police station and was previously involved in several property, bodily and NDPS-related cases.

The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on September 4 when Mohammed entered the house of Noor Jahan Begum and held a knife to the throat of her son, Abdul Rehman. He demanded ₹20,000 and threatened to kill Rehman if the money was not paid. When Noor Jahan attempted to intervene, he threatened her with knife while continuing to demand the money.

Eyewitnesses tried to nab Mohammed, but he managed to flee. The complainant approached Attapur Police Station on September 13 and lodged a complaint. Police registered a case under Sections 308(4), 329(4) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 25(1)(A) of the Arms Act.

The accused was arrested within 12 hours in a joint operation by the Attapur Police and Rajendranagar Zone Task Force. Four knives and a mobile phone were seized from his possession.