In the horrific Agra family murder case wherein five women of their own family were murdered by Arshad and his father Mohammad Badar, neighbours of the family have revealed details of the family’s behaviour. All the females of the family were found dead by police in a hotel in Lucknow on Wednesday, January 1.
The victims were identified as Asma, the mother, and her daughters Aliya (9), Aksa (16), Raheeman (18), and Alishiya (19).
The family lived in Islam Nagar, Tehri Baghia area of Kuberapur in Agra. As per their neighbours, the family was mostly secluded and was also facing some financial difficulties.
Their neighbours mentioned that all the members of the family kept to themselves and did not interact much with others. The entire neighbourhood is in shock after hearing about the cold-blooded murder of the women of the family including the mother and four daughters by the son Arshad and the father Mohammad Badar.
According to the neighbours, the entire family including the son and his father had left their house on 30th December. Babu Masum Khan, a neighbour of the family, said that Arshad, a street vendor, had mentioned to him about leaving for Ajmer. Khan said that Arshad had an aggressive nature and used to engage in frequent quarrels with neighbours. “ I loaned them some money earlier to construct part of their house, and that’s when they moved in. But after that they kept to themselves”, Khan added.
Another neighbour of Arshad, Mohammad Islam said that Arshad never maintained good relations with neighbours. Fatima Begum, another neighbour, mentioned that the father and the son used to abuse and ill-treat the daughters.
The family had reportedly traveled to Lucknow to celebrate new year. On Wednesday, five females of the family were found dead by the police in hotel Sharanjeet in Lucknow. Upon questioning, the son Arshad admitted to killing the women. He had also recorded a video in which he confessed to having killed his mother and four sisters. He claimed that they were being harassed by their neighbours and that he killed the women fearing for their safety in case something happened to him. The police are searching for the father who is on the run.
