Key Accused in Sensational Moinabad Double Murder Case Dies at NIMS
Police said Karima Begum, her husband Abdul Rehman, and cousin Abdul Nayan, intended to murder eight lenders from whom they had borrowed a cumulative Rs.2 lakh
Hyderabad: Karima Begum, one of the accused in the double murder case in Moinabad, died while undergoing treatment at NIMS on Thursday. She was undergoing treatment at NIMS after consuming acid after the murder incident.
Police said Karima Begum, her husband Abdul Rehman, and cousin Abdul Nayan, intended to murder eight lenders from whom they had borrowed a cumulative Rs.2 lakh.
The trio was arrested by the police in connection with the murder of Abida Begum and Mahbub Begum in the second week of May. After reportedly confessing to the plan, Karima Begum attempted to end life by suicide at the Karankote police station in Vikarabad district.
She was rushed to a local hospital and then to NIMS, where her condition was stated to be critical. Police said Karima was the main conspirator. Along with husband Rehman and cousin Nayan, they allegedly called two lenders, Abida Begum and Mahbub Begum of Indiranagar in Tandur, to a farmhouse, stating that they would clear their debts, ranging from Rs.20,000 to Rs.25,000.
Abida Begum reached there first, and was murdered allegedly by the trio. Mahbub Begum went to the farmhouse and met the same fate. The trio buried their bodies at the same place.
The incident came to light when the two women went missing. The family members lodged a complaint with the police, who probed the case and arrested Karima Begum, Abdul Rehman, Abdul Nayan and others.
