Shivarampally police are investigating the death of a 29-year-old youth whose body was found near a Dargah (shrine) at Ande Pahad in Vattepally of the Old City, on Sunday.
According to Inspector Umamaheshwar Rao, Yousuf, the son of Feroz Khan, was an electrician and a resident of Fatima Nagar in Falaknuma.
Umamaheshwar Rao revealed that Yousuf had come to Vatepally to visit his mother on Saturday evening. Yousuf was not seen after this visit.
The victim's body was found with the head crushed by a stone. Police say that Yousuf had died on the spot after being hit from behind. His body was dragged for some distance after the death.
According to Khalid, the victim's brother, Yousuf was friendly with Ahmed and Nayeem. The trio fell out 2 months earlier, after a minor dispute arose among them. Khalid claimed that Ahmed and Nayeem were following Yousuf on Saturday night.
Ahmed is a rowdy sheeter in Chandrayangutta police station limits.
A case has been registered under section 302 IPC against unidentified persons, and further investigations are on.