Debt, sex assault on sister deepen murder mystery
THANE: Hasnain Warekar, 35, who murdered 14 members of his family before committing suicide, was in debt of around Rs69 lakh and had possibly sexually assaulted his sister, the Thane police revealed on Saturday. The revelations were based sole survivor Subiya Barmar’s statement and police investigations.
“Subiya, Hasnain’s sister, told the police on Friday that Hasnain had sexually assaulted their younger sister several times and she had herself disclosed this to Subiya, when she visited the Kasarvadavli house recently. When she informed her mother about this, the latter revealed she knew about this all along,” Ashutosh Dumbare, joint commissioner of police, Thane, told the media.
Dumbare said Hasnain’s mother later told him about Subiya’s knowledge of the matter. “Subiya said Hasnain was upset about the news was spreading within his family. Autopsies have been performed on all bodies and they do not show any signs of sexual assault,” he added.
The JCP said investigations have revealed Hasnain had borrowed a huge amount of money. “It was impossible for him to repay the loans he had taken. This could be a reason why he killed his entire family,” Dumbare said.
“Hasnain was unemployed since 2013 and had borrowed Rs69 lakh from his parents, sisters and other relatives to start a business. He had also lost money in the share market,” he added.
Dumbare revealed Hasnain, an expert in sacrificing goats, used to joke about killing his family members with ‘his favourite qurbani knife’.
He added that the police found tablets prescribed by a psychiatrist for his sister from Warekars’ residence. “At times, Hasnain used to consume the tablets. They were bought from Thane and Pune. Hasnain had also rented a flat at Majiwada and used to pay Rs7,500 per month as rent. But he hardly visited the flat,” Dumbare said
Dumbare added the matter is still being investigated. “Our team is looking at all possible angles. We are also awaiting the forensic reports,” he added.
Hasnain murdered 14 mem bers of his family on February 28, including his parents, wife and two daughters.
The Thane police had earlier learnt that Hasnain had even borrowed gold from Subiya and was believed to have taken a loan against the gold.
His brother-in-law Shaukat Khan, who lost his wife and three children in the massacre said that Hasnain had borrowed huge sums of money from sev eral people.