Father, son kill 22-year-old daughter with hammer, stage murder as hit-and-run

A father and son in Ahmedabad allegedly killed 22-year-old Sofia with a hammer and staged her death as a hit-and-run to mislead police.Police arrested the woman’s father, Mohammed Farooq, and her brother, Mohammed Habil, after the investigationA father and his son in Ahmedabad allegedly killed the 22-year-old woman with a hammer and then staged the murder as a road accident to mislead the police.Police arrested the woman’s father, Mohammed Farooq, and her brother, Mohammed Habil, after an investigation into what was initially reported as a hit-and-run accident. The woman, identified as Sofia, died on the night of August 12 while travelling with her brother on a motorcycle.Sofia, 22, worked at Niki Hospital in Bopal area. According to police, Habil was taking her on a motorcycle on the night of August 12 when they claimed that an unidentified vehicle hit them. Both Sofia and Habil reportedly suffered serious injuries, and Sofia died. Following the information, traffic police reached the spot and the M Division police began investigating the incident as an accident.During the investigation, police found inconsistencies in Habil’s account. The location where he claimed the accident had taken place showed no evidence that any such accident had occurred. CCTV footage also raised suspicion because no other vehicle appeared at the location. Police then questioned Habil, and the interrogation led to the revelation that he and his father had planned and carried out Sofia’s killing.Police said a video of Sofia with a young man had gone viral some time earlier, creating fear of social embarrassment within the family. Her father and brother had tried to counsel her, but they suspected that she was involved in a relationship with another person. According to the police investigation, Farooq and Habil had planned Sofia’s murder around three months earlier. They chose August 12 to carry out the plan during the rain. They selected the route Sofia used to travel to work because it had fewer CCTV cameras and remained dark, which they believed would help them avoid detection.As part of the plan, Habil and Farooq went on a motorcycle to the hospital where Sofia worked. They took Sofia with them on the motorcycle while returning from Bopal. Habil carried a hammer with him and struck Sofia on the head with it.After Sofia became unconscious, Habil dropped her from the motorcycle and struck her twice more on the head with the hammer. The father and son waited until she stopped breathing.After Sofia died, Farooq and Habil continued travelling with her body on the motorcycle. They later placed her body by the roadside. Habil injured himself and damaged the motorcycle to make it appear as though they had been involved in an accident.The two carried out the staging to prevent the police from suspecting murder.Traffic police initially investigated the case as a road accident. However, about a month later, the investigation uncovered the murder conspiracy, following which the M Division police registered a murder case and arrested Farooq and Habil.- EndsPublished By: Akshat TrivediPublished On: Sep 9, 2026 09:51 IST