3 weeks ago
Bengaluru Father Allegedly Strangles Daughters Over Custody Dispute
A very sad thing happened at a big fancy hotel in a city called Bengaluru in India.
A father and his two little daughters stayed there for a night.
The father and the girls' mother were separated, and the family was fighting about who the children should live with.
The father wanted the children to live with him, but the family did not agree.
Police say the father hurt his daughters very badly and they died.
He also hurt himself and was found in the bathroom with a cut on his neck.
Hotel workers found everyone when they opened the room because no one answered the door.
The father was taken to a hospital and is now safe.
Police found a letter the father wrote about the fight between him and his wife.
The police are still investigating the case and waiting for medical reports.
SG Imran, 45, allegedly strangled his two daughters in a room at a five-star hotel in Bengaluru before attempting suicide.
One article identifies the girls as Shaik Zoya (10) and Shaik Zehara (5), while police in another report said the daughters were aged 10 and 8.
Police say he confessed that he killed the children because he did not receive their custody amid a marital dispute.
A note recovered from the room reportedly mentioned the custody and marital dispute and alleged Imran suspected his wife of an illicit relationship.
Hotel staff found the bodies around 4 pm on Monday after repeated unanswered calls and opened the room with a master key; Imran is hospitalized and out of danger.
- Who
- SG Imran, 45, and his two daughters, named in one report as Shaik Zoya (10) and Shaik Zehara, plus Imran's wife, who was involved in the marital dispute.
- What
- The father allegedly strangled his two daughters and attempted suicide by slashing his neck inside a five-star hotel room.
- Where
- A five-star hotel in Bengaluru, India; Imran is a resident of Nagavara in north Bengaluru.
- When
- The family checked in on Sunday around 5 pm; the bodies were discovered around 4 pm on Monday.
- Why
- Police say Imran told them he killed his daughters because he did not get their custody amid a marital dispute with his wife.
Key facts
- Accused
- SG Imran, 45, resident of Nagavara, north Bengaluru
- Victims
- Two daughters; named as Shaik Zoya, 10, and Shaik Zehara in one report (police in another gave ages 10 and 8)
- Location
- Five-star hotel in Bengaluru
- Cause of death
- Strangulation, per police; pending post-mortem report
- Motive per police
- Custody dispute and marital discord
- Allegation under verification
- Imran suspected his wife of an illicit relationship
- Accused's condition
- Hospitalized and out of danger
- Evidence
- Handwritten note recovered; CCTV footage sought
- Sequence
- Checked in Sunday; door opened Monday around 4 pm after no response
Quotes
Deputy Commissioner of Police GK Mithun
Bengaluru police officer
“We are verifying the allegations and have taken up the case. We are investigating the circumstances that led to the killings. His statement will be recorded once doctors declare him fit.”
theprint.in
“"I didn't want my kids to grow up with this kind of mother, so I decided to kill them and myself."”
NDTV
Sources
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