A shocking incident took place at a Lucknow hotel in Uttar Pradesh. According to a report by the Times of India, a man from Agra killed his mother and four sisters.
The gruesome murder took place inside a room at Hotel Sharanjeet situated in the Naka area of Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow.
According to the report, the accused, Arshad, aged 24, plotted the murder with his father, Badar. A video clip of him has also gone viral (the video is unverified) on social media where the accused explained the reasons behind them killing the women of the family.
The accused in the video claimed to be under immense pressure from his community and other people. The victims of the murder were identified as Asma (the accused's mother) and her daughters — Aliya (9), Aqsa (16), Alsiha (19), and Rehmeen (18).
Reason behind the murder
In the viral video, the accused can be heard saying that he did not want his “sisters to be sold" in Hyderabad and further alleged that the community where the family was residing had been harassing and accusing them of land grabbing and also plotting to sell the sisters after the men in the family were jailed.
How did the murder take place?
The accused had killed his mother first by strangling her with a dupatta and then murdered his sisters by slitting their wrists and stuffing their mouths with clothes, to restrict them from making any noises.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime and Headquarters) Babloo Kumar told PTI that the bodies that were recovered showed signs of forced injuries, on the wrist of one, and then on the neck of another, and based on these marks, testimonials, and post-mortem reports, a detailed investigation investigation would then be conducted over the matter.
Lucknow District Commissioner of Police (DCP) Ravina Tyagi, informed ANI that the accused Arshad has been taken into custody, during which he revealed that he intoxicated his sisters and his mother, and then strangulated them and slit their wrists.
