Parvez Tak gets judicial custody till August 4 in Laila Khan murder case

MUMBAI: A local court today remanded Parvez Tak, accused of murdering starlet Laila Khan and five of her family at their farmhouse in Nashik district, in judicial custody till August 4.

Tak was earlier in police custody which expired today. A native of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar town, Tak is accused of kidnapping and killing Laila and five other family members at the farmhouse.

On July 11, the Crime Branch had recovered six skeletons, believed to be those of Laila, her mother Shelina (52), sisters Zara (25) and Azmina (32), brother Imran (25) and cousin Reshma Khan (19), from the Igatpuri bungalow after Tak had confessed to their killings.

A preliminary forensic report has revealed that five of the six human remains found near the farmhouse were of women.

Pieces of jewellery, some synthetic clothing and underclothing were found on the skeletons.