In a shocking case, five members of a family have been killed in a hotel in Lucknow. According to the initial investigation, the police have arrested 24-year-old Arshad for allegedly murdering his mother and four sisters at Hotel Sharanjeet located in Police Station Naka area. The accused has confessed to his crime, police added.
A detailed investigation and further legal action is being taken in this matter. DCP Central Raveena Tyagi said, "Today, The bodies of five people were found in a room of Hotel Sharan Jeet. The local police reached the spot and a person named Arshad, around 24 years old, a resident of Agra, was detained. In the preliminary interrogation itself, he said that due to a family dispute, he had killed his four sisters and mother. Further interrogation is being done. Further investigation is underway."
The police have recovered the bodies of Asma (mother) and sisters Rahmeen (18), Alshia (19) and two other minor sisters aged 16 and 9 years. Arshad is a resident of Islam Nagar, Tehri Bagiyar, Kuberpur, Agra district, Uttar Pradesh was arrested at the scene of the murder. All the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
Why did Arshad kill them?
The accused also made a confession video after killing his family, where he said, "People of the locality were harassing my family. And if anything would happen to me, there is no one to take care of my mother and sisters, so I killed them all." Arshad first took the family to Ajmer and then brought them to Lucknow, making them all stay in a hotel. He then made them drink alcohol at night and killed them by strangulation. He also cut the wrists.
"Our family has taken this step due to harassment by people in the neighbourhood. I have killed my mother and sisters. When police get this video, they must know that the locals are responsible. They harassed us to capture our house. We raised our voice, but no one heard. It has been 15 days that we have been sleeping on the footpath, wandering in the cold. We don't want the children to wander in the cold. They have captured our house. The documents are with us," says Arshad, who was arrested at the crime scene.
Arshad also said that a temple should come up on their land and their belongings must be donated to an orphanage so that our souls find joy. "I killed them with my father. What choice did I have? See them being sold in Hyderabad?"
According to police the father also helped him in the crime. After this, he dropped his father at the railway station reached the police station and informed them about the incident. The murder blade and scarf used in the incident have been recovered by the police.
Babloo Kumar, Joint CP said, "...Bodies of 5 people have been found - four girls and their mother. The hotel staff said they had come here on December 30 and their brother, father were also there. The matter is being further investigated..."
