{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Ghaziabad Sisters Arrested for Killing Live-In Partner They Accused of Targeting Minor Daughter, Case Cracked in 12 Hours",
  "summary": "Two sisters were arrested in Ghaziabad's Loni area within 12 hours of killing Zakir, the man the elder sister had been living with for nearly nine months. The women staged the death as a suicide but police unravelled the entire plot using CCTV footage, surveillance and on-ground inputs.",
  "content": "A calculated murder in Ghaziabad's Loni locality has been solved in record time, exposing a conspiracy hatched by two sisters to kill a man the elder of them had been in a live-in relationship with. Kiran, 32, and her younger sister Kashish, 21, allegedly killed a young man named Zakir and then carefully staged the scene to make the death appear to be a suicide. The Tronika City police station cracked the case within 12 hours and arrested both women. The weapons used in the crime, a stick and a gamcha, were recovered from the accused.\n\nMonths of Suspicion Behind the Plan\nKiran, originally from Bulandshahr, had been living with Zakir in Puja Colony for the past 8 to 9 months, along with her 13-year-old daughter and two sons. During questioning, Kiran told police that for the past two months she had been growing increasingly suspicious that Zakir was looking at her minor daughter with ill intent. Driven by fear for her daughter's safety, Kiran decided that Zakir had to be removed permanently. She called her younger sister Kashish from Bulandshahr, and together the two planned out the murder.\n\nThe Killing on June 23\nOn June 23, the sisters put their plan into action. They booked an Ola cab using Zakir's own phone and sent the children outside the house on a pretext. Once Zakir was alone indoors, Kiran struck him on the head with a stick, knocking him unconscious. Both sisters then strangled him with a gamcha, completing the murder. The moment Zakir was dead, the two moved quickly to erase any trace of what they had done.\n\nA Staged Suicide Scene\nTo make the death look like a suicide by hanging, the sisters hid the stick behind the water storage tank on the roof. The gamcha was tied to the ceiling fan and the fan blades were deliberately bent to suggest someone had used it to hang themselves. Kiran then raised the alarm herself, calling Zakir's brother Sameer Khan alias Nasir and informing him that Zakir had taken his own life. She even took Zakir's body to the hospital to cement the suicide story and deflect any suspicion.\n\nPolice Crack the Case in 12 Hours\nThe deceased's brother filed a written complaint with police, after which a case was registered under the relevant sections of the BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita). The Tronika City police launched an investigation, combining leads from CCTV camera footage, surveillance monitoring and manual intelligence gathering on the ground. Within 12 hours, the full picture had emerged, both sisters were arrested, and the murder weapons were recovered from their possession. Police are now proceeding with further legal action in the case.\n\nWhat this means for you\nWhat this means for readers:\n\n• Across Uttar Pradesh: This case raises serious concerns about child safety in live-in households and highlights the importance of robust support systems for children in such domestic arrangements.\n• In Ghaziabad: The Tronika City police's swift resolution within 12 hours, driven by CCTV and surveillance analysis, is a reminder that attempts to disguise murder as suicide face increasingly effective investigative scrutiny.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. What were Kiran and Kashish arrested for?\nBoth sisters were arrested for the murder of Zakir, the man Kiran was in a live-in relationship with. Kiran told police that Zakir had been looking at her 13-year-old minor daughter with ill intent.\n\n2. When and where did the murder take place?\nThe murder took place on June 23 in Puja Colony in the Loni area of Ghaziabad.\n\n3. What was the relationship between Kiran and Zakir?\nKiran, a 32-year-old woman from Bulandshahr, had been living with Zakir in a live-in arrangement along with her children for the past 8 to 9 months.\n\n4. How did the sisters try to conceal the murder?\nThey hid the stick behind the water tank on the roof, tied the gamcha to a ceiling fan and bent the blades to simulate a hanging, and Kiran herself called Zakir's brother to report a suicide and took the body to the hospital.\n\n5. What is the name of Zakir's brother?\nZakir's brother is named Sameer Khan alias Nasir, whom Kiran herself called to inform about the supposed suicide.\n\n6. How did police solve the case and how quickly?\nThe Tronika City police used CCTV footage, surveillance monitoring and manual intelligence inputs to crack the case and arrest both sisters within 12 hours of beginning the investigation.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/uttar-pradesh/nabaliga-beti-ki-hiphajata-ke-nama-para-zakir-ka-katla-ghaziabad-men-do-sagi-bahanen-12-ghnte-men-dhari-gain-3618",
  "category": "Uttar Pradesh",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-29",
  "tags": [
    "Ghaziabad murder",
    "live-in partner killed",
    "sisters arrested",
    "Tronika City police",
    "Loni crime",
    "minor daughter safety",
    "staged suicide",
    "Kiran Kashish"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}