Two men jailed for life for murder of Dudley dad Haroon Zeb

Hassan Tasleem and Gurdeep Sandhu, who were convicted last month of the murder of Mohammed Haroon Zeb, were each ordered to serve a minimum of 30 years behind bars when sentenced yesterday (Thursday February 16).

Taxi firm boss Mr Zeb was shot in the head in Queens Cross just after 12.30am on January 31, 2021.

The 39-year-old, known as Haroon, had only just pulled up outside his home when he was gunned down on the doorstep on his birthday.

Mohammed Haroon Zeb. Pic - West Midlands Police

He died in hospital later that day.

Police say the fatal blow came from a revolver and it was one of a number of shots fired by a passenger from a Volkswagen Golf - which drove off. The weapon has not been recovered.

It is believed the gun was in the hands of Hassan Tasleem while Gurdeep Sandhu was the driver of the car and involved in the plot.

The vehicle was on false plates and went off the radar until it was later recovered in Telford.

The killing was part of an ongoing feud between families, dating back to at least 2018 and which saw men mown down by cars and a man stabbed to death. A man was jailed over that murder in 2019.

Mr Zeb was not believed to have been actively involved in the feud, but a follower of what was going on, and the reason he was specifically targeted remains unknown – police said.

Tasleem, aged 25, of Richmond Road, Dudley, and Sandhu, aged 25, of Blowers Green Road, Dudley, were convicted of murder, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and perverting the course of justice following a three-month trial at Loughborough Crown Court.

Shamraz Ali (Image: West Midlands Police)

A third man Shamraz Ali, aged 21, of Tanfield Road; Dudley, was also found guilty of perverting the course of justice.

He was jailed for five years.