Hasnain’s plan to kill family clear from sedative found in falooda
A forensic examination of the food samples from the Kasaravadavali’s mass-murder scene have revealed that the falooda served by Hasnain to his family members on the fateful night of February 27 was laced with sedatives, thereby establishing the fact that the murders were indeed pre-meditated.
Hasnain Warekar, 35, had slit the throats of his 14 family members including his wife, their baby girl, his parents, his siblings and their five children — with a butcher’s knife as they slept under sedation at their Kasarvadavali house during the wee hours of February 28.
The earlier tests on the viscera of Hasnain’s victims had earlier revealed traces of clozapine, a sedative used to treat schizophrenia. The tests also revealed that Hasnain was not under the influence of any drug, thereby establishing that he was in his senses while he butchered his kin.
The police have found that the drug was prescribed by a doctor from Pune for Hasnain’s sister Baitul, who was undergoing treatment for mental illness for the past 20 years. The drug was also found in the Warekar house during a search of the crime scene. It was later revealed that Hasnain was also undergoing treatment for some ailment after his father forced him to do so.
Police have also found that two days before Hasnain killed his family, he had lost Rs 40 lakh in shares, which could have been an immediate trigger to the murders. Hasnain had been losing money in shares for a while and was depressed for the same reason. Thane police commissioner Parambir Singh refused to divulge any details on the reports and said, “The case is still being enquired into and the police will soon file a closure report.”
Hasnain Warekar, 35, had slit the throats of his 14 family members including his wife, their baby girl, his parents, his siblings and their five children — with a butcher’s knife as they slept under sedation at their Kasarvadavali house during the wee hours of February 28.
The earlier tests on the viscera of Hasnain’s victims had earlier revealed traces of clozapine, a sedative used to treat schizophrenia. The tests also revealed that Hasnain was not under the influence of any drug, thereby establishing that he was in his senses while he butchered his kin.
The food samples revealed that eight glasses of falooda tested positive for the same drug. While traces of clozapine were found in the viscera of Hasnain’s wife, parents and six-yearold daughter, nothing was found in his own samples. Hasnain’s sister Subiya, the lone survivor of the massacre, in her statement had already mentioned that he had drugged his relatives before killing them.
The police have found that the drug was prescribed by a doctor from Pune for Hasnain’s sister Baitul, who was undergoing treatment for mental illness for the past 20 years. The drug was also found in the Warekar house during a search of the crime scene. It was later revealed that Hasnain was also undergoing treatment for some ailment after his father forced him to do so.
Police have also found that two days before Hasnain killed his family, he had lost Rs 40 lakh in shares, which could have been an immediate trigger to the murders. Hasnain had been losing money in shares for a while and was depressed for the same reason. Thane police commissioner Parambir Singh refused to divulge any details on the reports and said, “The case is still being enquired into and the police will soon file a closure report.”
