An absconding rowdy sheeter wanted in a murder case was arrested by the Commissioner’s Task Force, Hyderabad, after he disguised himself as a ‘baba’ and worked as a priest at a dargah in Sangareddy district to evade arrest. Police also seized 115 gm of dry ganja from his possession.

The accused, Mohd Shaik Javed, 33, is a rowdy sheeter of Lake police station and had been absconding since June 5, 2025. He was also wanted in connection with a 2018 murder case registered at Saifabad police station, in which a non-bailable warrant had been issued against him by the court.

Acting on a tip-off, the Khairtabad Zone Task Force, along with Saifabad police, apprehended Javed near Phool Bagh, close to Nana Miya Masjid, within the limits of Saifabad police station.

During questioning, the accused confessed that he had fled Hyderabad in January this year and had been staying at his grandparents’ house near Cheriyal Road in Sangareddy district. Police said he had taken up the role of a priest at the Jindesha Madar Dargah near Kandi while posing as a baba to avoid detection and evade the execution of the non-bailable warrant.

The accused was produced before the court on Tuesday and remanded to judicial custody.

Published - July 14, 2026 09:00 pm IST