The Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) police have arrested seven persons and searching for 15 others in connection with the murder of a 44-year-old man. One of the arrested accused is the husband of a local corporator.

The deceased has been identified as Amir Datar Sheikh alias Babubhai. According to the police, Amir had intervened during a dispute that surfaced over a Facebook post. Local activist, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Sayyed, used to regularly post videos of local issues on Facebook every Friday. On May 31, he posted a video regarding a slum rehabilitation issue, accusing Gulnaz Qureshi, corporator from the AIMIM party, and her husband Salim Qureshi of wrongdoing in rehabilitation. Subsequently around 11.45 pm, around 15 to 20 people led by Salim reached Mohammed's house in Tata Colony, Bharat Nagar.