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Laila Khan murder case: Parvez Tak's confession

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 7/16/2012 12:59:21 AM

MUMBAI, July 15(Agencies): Laila Khan, her mother Saleena's and as well her sisters-Zara and Asmina's nightlife, their friendship with several men and an un-Islamic life, false promises and their lies triggered anger in Parvez Iqbal Tak who in order to teach the family a lesson killed them one by one.
TOI gets hold his 12 page detail statement which unfolds his 32 years of life starting from a small village of Kshitwar in Kashmir and ending with the six murders and fleeing to Nepal. Tak, a tenth failed from government high school Kshitwar in Kashmir is born 1980 in a poor family of a carpenter Iqbal Mohammed Tak and mother Sakina and a younger brother Riyasat.
In 1998 after failing the 10th exam, he dropped out and started working with his father as a carpenter. His father used to take government contracts for making furnitures in the valley. In 1999 he took up a job at Jay Prakash Bijlee power project at Kishtwar but within two years he left the job as he was not satisfied with the money.
In 2004 he got the government contract of road near his village. The valley was heavily under the influence of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a terror outfit and Tak said that he often saw Saeed Hafeez who was one of the main conspirators of 26/11 terror attack.
Tak said that local Congress MLA Gulam Ahmed Sururi helped him with the road contract. Hafeez group had threatened him to stop the road work because if the road cum bridge was built the army would easily come there and hamper Laskar's activities.
Despite this threat he continued to work until in August 2004, he was kidnapped by a terrorist named Javed who confined him to a room for three days. Tak alleges that he requested Javed to free him and he would arrange Rs 5 lakh in return and he was freed.
Between 2005 to 2007 he got lot of contracts and came close to MLA Sururi.
Parvez became financially strong and thought he too could become a politician and in 2007 went to Delhi and joined NCP through a local leader Mohammed Ashrafi. And Ashrafi introduced him to Saleena Patel.
In 2008 Tak stood for the election from Inderwal constituency no 52 from Kshitwar and lost. He told that he spend Rs 10 lakh and was under debt. The same year he met Saleena in Delhi and told her that he was disturbed. Saleena asked him to come to Mumbai with the video clippings of the election campaign as she would try to help him some donation.
Saleena asks Tak to stay in her Mira road flat where they get into physical relationship.
On Tak's insistence, Saleena's friend arranges a kazi and duo get married. Duo goes to honey moon to Mahableshwar. Tak often drives down from Mira road to Saleena's daughter Laila's flat in Oshiwara where he sees a man by name Asif Shaikh whom Saleena introduces as her brother.
In 2010 Tak sees Asif and Saleena in compromising position in bedroom for which he objects and argues with Saleena. Saleena breaks down and says that Asif is her 2nd ex-husband. Tak asks Saleena about Rs 3.6 lakh. Saleena says that money will be spend on joining gym, acting classes and dresses for himself to get a break in Bollywood.
Tak raises objection to Saleena's daughters late night parties.
In April 2010, Saleena starts renting out bungalow for parties for Rs 25,000 per night.
Tak objects to it saying that giving their home for liquor sex and women was not religious.
He calls his friend Shakir Hussain from Kashmir to work as caretaker of the house.
In July 2010, Tak learns about a man name Sonu in Laila's life. Sonu wants to keep relationship with Laila without Nikah, upsets Tak. Tak argues. Tak says that in September 2010, Sonu offered to take Laila and her family to Dubai. Sonu had taken their passports for visas.
Tak is upset again as Asif is seen in the house. Tak is more upset on learning that family had plans to go Dubai and settle. Moreover, they were not taking him and secondly Saleena gives the power of attorney to Asif instead of him as he believed he was the head of the family.
In February 2011, Tak chalks out a plan with Shakir. He told Saleena that there is water shortage in the bungalow and hence he was building an underground water tank storage inside the compound and digs a huge pit 8x 8 and six feet deep.
Finally Feb 2, as per plan, he tells Saleena that as they were separating and they should have a farewell party.
Saleena and Reshma alias Tali joins them on Feb 2 but he is waiting for all of them to assemble at one place-Laila's farmhouse in Igatpuri.
On Feb 7 Tak along with Saleena and Tilu returns to Laila's Oshiwara flat after waiting for four days. Tak is shocked to see Asif in the house. He tells Laila and others to go ahead, he was tired of driving and will take a rest and come next day. Laila, Imran, Zara, Asmina goes in Scropio car while Saleena, Tak and Tuli stays back.
On Feb 8 Saleena Tak and Tuli reaches farm house in afternoon. They have party music, dance and barbeque food till late night.
Feb 9 early morning at 1.30 am Tak takes up an argument with Saleena over her handing over the power of attorney to Asif.
He insisted the Oshiwara, Igatpuri property should be given to him as he has worked hard for the family and how can he returned empty handed to Kashmir with so much debt.
At 1.45 am Tak hits Saleena inside her bed room.
Hearing the commotion Imran and Zara comes to see what happens, Tak hits them too on their heads and kills them. Laila, Asmina and Tuli come and they meet the same fate.
At 3.30 am, he and Shakir cleans the blood stains, removes the blood soaked clothes, breaks the sim cards and mobile.
At 6 am goes in search of drivers. They get two drivers -Mahboob Shaikh and Johnny girder who agrees to drive the two vehicles to Kashmir for Rs 15,000 each.
At 8 am, they drive back to Oshiwara flat to get Laila's cats thinking that if the cats die inside the flat than the foul smell may alert the soceity and there would be problem but retusn empty hands. Tak gets one cat in around Igatpuri farm house.
On reaching Kashmir, Tak paid Rs 50,000 and few gold ornaments to Shakir who parts ways. While Tak stays in hotel Asia near Nehru market. The Kashmir police seized one of the abandoned Scropion jeep.
Then Tak called his wife Yasmin to stay with him in hotel for another two weeks. He said he told his wife that he was going to his uncle's place in Nepal and she should not tell anybody as there was a problem.
He then left for Nepal and got scared when the television reports flashed the news of Laila Khan missing and her outlander car being found in Kashmir.
Tak said that he took both the cars to Kashmir to sold them but due to security reasons he could not do that and he came under radar after the police got hold of a video clippings of his election campaign in Laila's Oshiwara flat.