Hyderabad, May 13 -- Five persons were arrested on Monday, May 12 for murdering a businessman in Hyderabad's Kompally on Sunday, May 11.

The accused were identified as Shaik Ahmad, 33; Shaik Rehmath, 24; Kodimyala Shashi Kumar, 23; Vagmar Raj Kamal, 24 and Varikuppala Jampanna, 20. While Ahmed, Rehmath, Kumar and Raj kamal are residents of Macha Bollaram, Jampanna is a resident of Old Alwal.

The accused murdered the businessman identified as Syed Siddiq, 38, at the weekly market in Kompally. Siddiq was operating a battery light rental business for vegetable vendors alongside his father for over 15 years.

The Petbasheerabad police said, "Their long-standing rivalry with another local businessman, Shaik Mohammad, and his sons had caused ...