Horror as mom and her 4 daughters are killed in a lodge room on NYE together with her son arrested – as he posts chilling video justifying ‘honour killings he carried out together with his father’

Police have found the bodies of a mother and her four daughters who sere murdered in an apparent honour killing in a hotel room in India

Police fear they were murdered by her son, a 24-year-old man named only as Arshad, on New Year’s Eve in Lucknow, in India’s north. 

The son was arrested after the bodies were found soaked in blood. Local media reported that Arshad fed his family laced food and drink before strangling some of them and killing the others with a knife. 

His father Badar, who is still on the run, is also suspected to have been involved in the tragedy. 

The victims have been named as Alia, nine, Alshia, 19, Aksa, 16, Rahmeen 18, and their mum Asma. 

The family had travelled from Agra to Lucknow to celebrate the new year. 

In a twisted video circulating social media made after the alleged killings, Arsha claimed he had killed his family to ‘protect’ them from his family’s neighbours, who he claimed were planning on selling his sisters in Hyderabad. 

Forensic officers are now combing the scene (pictured) to collect evidence

‘Our neighbours were trying to take over our property and planned to sell my sisters in Hyderabad. I couldn’t let that happen,’ he said.

Arshad also claimed that relentless pressure and harassment from his community in Agra drove him to commit the heinous act. He also alleged that his father, Badar, assisted him in the murders, the report added. 

Deputy Commissioner of Police Raveena Tyagi said: ‘Today, the bodies of five people were found in a room of Hotel Sharan Jeet. 

‘The local police reached the spot, and a person named Arshad, around 24 years old, a resident of Agra, was detained.’

‘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.’

Forensic officers are now combing the scene to collect evidence.

Joint Commissioner of Police Babloo Kumar said: ‘(The) bodies of five people have been found – four girls and their mother. 

‘The hotel staff said they had come here on December 30, and their brother and father were also there. The matter is being further investigated.’

‘Inquiry is also being conducted with nearby hotel staff, and any findings will be shared with the media as soon as they come to light,’ PTI quoted Babloo Kumar as saying.

‘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.