When the Charkop police began investigating the recent murder of a Malad-based businessman, Mohammad Ayub Sayyed, what initially proved challenging for them was that the CCTV footage from the crime spot showed two assailants, but their identities were unknown. However, there was one visual showing one of the assailants making a phone call, and the police latched on to that opportunity and traced the accused, including the businessman’s son and his business partner.

Ayub Sayyed, 69, who lived in Malad with his family, owned a business in metals and operated factories in Vasai and Charkop, located in the Kandivali area. He had two sons; the elder son managed the Vasai factory, while the younger son assisted his father at the Charkop factory.

The murder occurred on September 21, when two as

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