(From left) Accused Zeeshan, his niece Aafiya and his sister-in-law Shaheen.
Ghaziabad:
A case of double homicide was reported in Ghaziabad when a 23-year-old man strangled his sister-in-law and her three-month-old daughter at their residence to settle previous scores with the lady, police stated on Tuesday. The accused has been arrested.
An in depth probe is underway however preliminary investigations revealed that the accused, Zeeshan, wished to precise revenge on the lady for the assault and humiliation he suffered from her cousin brother two months in the past. Besides, he suspected that the lady had satisfied his brother to not give him Rs 30,000 to go to Dubai for work.
Police stated one other daughter of the lady, who witnessed the murders, nonetheless, survived an analogous assault as she ran away from the spot.
Those murdered have been recognized as Shaheen Parveen (34) and her daughter Aafiya.
According to Ghaziabad Rural Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Surendranath Tripathi, the murders befell in Bamheta village underneath Wave City police station on Monday.
Police stated Zeeshan first used a dupatta to strangle Shaheen in entrance of her two kids. He then strangled Aafiya along with his fingers.
“Three-and-a-half-year-old Anbiya ran away, crying. Zeeshan would have killed her too had she stayed within the room,” the DCP stated.
Explaining the potential causes behind the murders, Tripathi stated: “Two months in the past, Shaheen’s cousin brother Afroz had humiliated Zeeshan throughout a dispute over the development of a home by Zeeshan’s household in Bihar, and even pulled him by his collar. The accused wished to hunt revenge over this. Besides, he wished to go to Dubai and wanted Rs 30,000 for the visa. He suspected that Shaheen had satisfied his brother Burhan to not give him the cash.”
After committing the crime, Zeeshan fled to Noida, the place he snatched a girl’s cell phone and made a name to Burhan, threatening to kill.
The accused was arrested whereas he was returning to Ghaziabad on Tuesday, police stated.
(With inputs from Pintu Tomar)