NALGONDA, June 26 — Four people, including the niece of one of the victims, have been arrested for the murder of four family members in a case that has shaken this community in Telangana. Police say the crime was driven by a personal grudge and the intention to steal cash and gold jewellery. The arrested accused are 28-year-old taxi driver Syed Aslam, his 28-year-old wife Tabassum, 26-year-old auto-rickshaw driver and car mechanic Mohammed Sohail, and 28-year-old Hemanth Kumar, who runs a jewellery shop in Saroornagar.
Nalgonda Superintendent of Police Sharat Chandra Pawar stated that Aslam carried out the murders, while the others allegedly conspired in the offence and helped dispose of the stolen gold. The case came to light on June 22 after residents of Telangana Colony in Nalgonda noticed a foul smell coming from a locked house and alerted police.
Officers found the decomposed bodies of Mohammed Sultan, his wife Haseena, Sultan’s son Muzammil, aged 20, and daughter Afkura, aged 12, inside the house. Nalgonda police registered a murder case and formed seven special teams under the supervision of DSP K. Sivaram Reddy.
Investigators analysed CCTV footage, collected forensic evidence and relied on technical surveillance before apprehending the accused near the Narkatpally flyover on Thursday. According to the investigation, Aslam had borrowed a sum of money from Haseena around a year ago and was struggling with mounting debts after adopting a lavish lifestyle.
Police said he later sought another loan to buy a new car, but Haseena allegedly refused and demanded repayment of the earlier loan. Investigators also found that there had been long-standing family disputes, including a grudge linked to a criminal case involving Tabassum’s mother in 2013. The investigation continues, with authorities expected to piece together the full sequence of events that led to the deaths of four members of one household.
