Laila Khan murder: Convict seeks leniency

Parvez Tak, convicted for the murder of Laila Khan and her family, seeks leniency claiming possibility of being falsely implicated. Defense highlights lack of direct evidence.

Mumbai: Parvez Tak, convicted for the murder of starlet Laila Khan and five members of her family, who had gone missing on February 7, 2011, on Tuesday sought leniency, claiming that there was a strong possibility of him being falsely implicated in the case.

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Tak’s counsel Wahab Khan on Tuesday told the sessions court that he had made applications, seeking Tak’s medical records, psychological evaluation, report from probation officer, report on his socio-economic condition and a report on his family.

“We had also sought a report from the prison on his behaviour which was positive with no complaints. There is a possibility of reformation. There was no direct evidence against Tak,” Khan said. Tak urged the court to consider his family background as his wife is working in an orphanage and earns a negligible amount, which is not sufficient for the survival of the family that includes his parents.

Khan, during his arguments, further highlighted that the court had discarded the motive that Tak wanted to push girls into prostitution. The accused had not been held guilty of hatching a conspiracy or kidnapping or robbery, which shows that this was a spontaneous act after a quarrel.