Gory tale of jealousy: Laila Khan's stepdad held guilty of mass killing

14 yrs after murders of starlet Laila, her 4 siblings and mother, sessions court holds Parvez Tak guilty; skeletal remains were found behind Igatpuri farmhouse more than a year after the murders

In the 14-year-old murder case Pakistani starlet Laila Khan, the sessions court on Thursday held her step-father Parvez Tak guilty. The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence next week Tuesday.

Laila, her four siblings and mother Shelina were killed on February 9, 2011, by Tak allegedly aided by his househelp Shakir. Their bodies, sandwiched in mattresses and pillows, were found buried in the backyard of a derelict farmhouse in Igatpuri. Zara Tak was Shelina's third husband and hit her on her head with an iron rod after an argument over her proximity to her second husband, Asif Shaikh, a local builder, whom she was planning to make a caretaker for her property.

Her son Imran, daughter Azmina and niece Aafreen came to her help but were fatally clubbed with iron rods and stabbed. Laila and Imran's twin Zara were in Mira Road at that time, closing a land deal. Tak knew she would be carrying jewellery and close to Rs2 crore back to the farmhouse.