Lucknow, January 1: In a tragic turn of events, a 24-year-old man from Agra took his mother and four sisters to a hotel room in Lucknow and allegedly killed them all by slitting their throats and wrists on Wednesday, that he recorded a video saying he did it because of "helplessness and despair" following "unimaginable atrocities" by the neighbors of his locality.
Central Lucknow Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Raveena Tyagi said the incident had taken place at Hotel Sharanjeet in the busy locality area of the city.
"The accused, identified as Mohammad Arshad (24), allegedly killed five members of his own family. Following the gruesome act, the local police promptly apprehended the accused from the crime scene," she said.
Further investigation is underway, said Deputy Commissioner of Police.
