Amroha murder case explained

Amroha murder case
Location:	Bawankhedi village in Hasanpur tehsil of Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Type:	Familicide, murder
Fatalities:	7
Perpetrators:	Shabnam Ali and Saleem
Verdict:	Guilty

Amroha murder case refers to an April 2008 familicide in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, India, by Shabnam Ali and her lover Saleem, who murdered seven members of Shabnam Ali's family by sedating six of them and then hacking them to death; the seventh victim, a ten-month-old baby was murdered unsedated.^[1] ^[2]

Hanging

Media reports in February 2021 stated that Shabnam Ali is likely to be the first woman to be hanged in independent India. The Governor of Uttar Pradesh as well as the President of India rejected Shabnam Ali's mercy petition. Now her 12-year-old son Muhmmed Taj has requested the President of India to cancel her punishment.^[3] ^[4]

Victims

Name	Shabnam's Relation	Age
Shaukat Ali	Father	55
Hashmi	Mother	50
Anees	Elder brother	35
Anjum	Sister in law	25
Rashid	Younger brother	22
Rabia	Cousin	14
Arsh	Nephew	10 months

Notes and References

Web site: Vishnu. Uma. 2015-06-07. Shabnam & Saleem: The relationship that claimed seven lives of a family. live. 2021-02-18. The Indian Express. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20150609221242/http://indianexpress.com:80/article/india/india-others/sunday-story-shabnam-saleem-the-amroha-murders/ . 2015-06-09 .
Web site: 23 January 2021. Amroha killings: Finality of death penalty important, says SC. 2021-02-18. Tribune India. en.
Web site: Sachdev. Geetika. 20 February 2021. Shabnam Ali: The First Woman To Be Hanged In Independent India. live. 2021-02-20. in.makers.yahoo.com. en-IN. https://web.archive.org/web/20210220073131/https://in.makers.yahoo.com/shabnam-ali-first-woman-hanged-independent-india-042742675.html . 2021-02-20 .
Web site: 2021-02-18. Shabnam, First woman to be hanged after India's Independence: Know More. 2021-02-18. Pragativadi. en.