Father & Son Were Aggressive, Mostly Kept Away From Neighbors'

An eerie silence prevailed at Islam Nagar of Tedi Bagia area after news broke of the murder of a woman and four of her daughters at a hotel in Lucknow.

- Hemendra Chaturvedi

AGRA:

The family lived in the locality, which comes under the Trans Yamuna police station limits of Agra. The family's house had remained locked for almost a fortnight as all seven members had been away since December 16, when Mohd Badar, a father of five, was involved in a dispute, locals said.

While Badar, who runs a shop and is one of the prime suspects in the murders, was on the run, his son, Arshad, and the other accused, was in the custody of Lucknow police. Arshad's wife left him after six months after their marriage because of his aggressive temperament, locals said.

"Both Arshad and his father are known for their quarrelsome nature. The family lived a secluded life," claimed some residents of Islam Nagar.