BENGALURU: “I killed them because I loved them and was worried about their future,” SG Imran told investigators after allegedly strangling his two young daughters at a hotel near Kempegowda International Airport last month.The 40-year-old manager at a local cab company broke down during a recent police reconstruction of the crime inside the hotel room, weeping uncontrollably and rolling on the floor for nearly 20 minutes as he lamented the deaths of Shaik Zoya, 10, and Shaik Zehara, 5.Imran, a resident of Bilalnagar, allegedly killed the girls on August 10 before attempting to take his own life by slitting his throat. He was shifted to a private hospital and recovered in about two weeks.During the reconstruction, police said Imran collapsed to the floor and continued sobbing. “We did not stop him or try to pacify him. We knew that he had to pour out his feelings. He wept, cried, and lamented for around 15–20 minutes, and we just watched him,” said a senior police officer handling the investigation.During interrogation, Imran admitted to the double murder and told investigators that he had been overcome by fears about his daughters’ upbringing following the breakdown of his marriage.According to police, Imran said his marriage began deteriorating around 15 months ago after his wife got a new job. He alleged that he discovered WhatsApp conversations between her and a male colleague, leading to frequent domestic disputes and eventually their separation two months before the killings.Under an informal arrangement, the children stayed with their mother on weekdays and visited Imran on weekends.Police also recovered a suicide note from the hotel room in which Imran allegedly wrote about his wife’s alleged infidelity, marital discord and the custody dispute.Police said Imran sometimes experiences mood swings. He is currently in judicial custody at Bengaluru Central Prison.
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