Man Charged with Killing His Mother and 4 Sisters Inside Hotel Room on New Year’s Eve: Reports

Mar. 15, 2025

The authorities speak to the reporters in Lucknow, India.Photo:The Indian Express/Youtube

The Indian Express/Youtube

A 24-year-old man has been arrested after the bodies of his mother and four sisters werefound inside a hotel roomon Wednesday, Jan. 1.

According to authorities, the murdered women have been identified as the man’s sisters Aliya, 9, Aqsa, 16, Rehmeen, 18, and Alsiha, 19, and his mother, per multiple outlets.

“Today, the bodies of five people were found in a room of Hotel Sharan Jeet,” deputy police commissioner Raveena Tyagi told ANI. “The local police reached the spot, and a person named Arshad, around 24 years old, a resident of Agra, was detained.”

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“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,” Tyagi added.

“Regarding the bodies recovered, some show signs of injuries — on the wrist of one, on the neck of another. Based on these marks, statements from witnesses and the post-mortem report, we are conducting a detailed investigation into the matter,” he added.

Commuters in Lucknow, India.Dheeraj Dhawan/Hindustan Times via Getty

Dheeraj Dhawan/Hindustan Times via Getty

According toThe Hindustan Times, the family arrived at the hotel on Tuesday, Dec. 30 to celebrate the New Year.

It added that Arshad allegedly served his family food and drinks containing an unspecified drug before he killed them.

source: people.com