Police in Telangana say a loan Rs 1 lakh in size ended with four people dead. Haseena had lent the money to her niece Tabassum and Tabassum’s husband, Syed Aslam, about a year ago. When Aslam asked for another Rs 1 lakh, she refused and asked for the first loan back. According to investigators, that was the start of a plan to kill her family.
Nalgonda Superintendent of Police Sharat Chandra Pawar said Aslam is the prime accused. He allegedly conspired with Tabassum, his friend Sohail and a jeweller, Hemanth Kumar, and police arrested all four. The victims were Mohammad Sultan, 45, Haseena, their son Muzammil, 20, and their young daughter. Their bodies were found at the family’s home in Telangana Colony on June 22.
How police say it happened
Police said the killings took place on June 20. Aslam is alleged to have waited outside the house in the early hours and attacked Haseena when she came out. Sultan and Muzammil ran out at her cries, and police say Aslam stabbed both. He then went inside and killed the daughter, who was hiding under a bed. Cash and gold ornaments were taken before he left.
Police say he had watched YouTube videos to plan the crime.
For a while the deaths looked like a suicide. The neighbours’ complaint about a smell from the house brought officers there, and the postmortem showed all four victims had been murdered. After questioning relatives and studying CCTV footage and technical evidence, police made the arrests. The case was solved within three days, according to Indtoday.
Differing accounts of the motive
Reports differ on what drove the crime. Indtoday, citing police, described a financial dispute and a grudge Aslam and Tabassum developed against the family. Hyderabad Mail reported that police pointed to disputes over property and family issues. The One Town circle inspector, Rajasekhar Reddy, led the investigation under Pawar’s supervision, and police said it established the involvement of close relatives.
Officers seized a car, a knife they believe was used in the killings, five tolas of gold and land documents. Hyderabad Mail reported the cash recovered as Rs 3 lakh, while Indtoday gave a different figure, so the amount is still unclear. The four accused were produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody, and the investigation continues.
