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{{for|the Pakistani singer|Laila Khan (singer)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Laila Khan
| image = LailaKhanImage.jpg
| image_upright =
| caption =
| birth_name = Reshma Patel
| birth_date = 1978
| birth_place = [[Mumbai|Mumbai, India]]
| death_date = 30 January 2011
| death_place = [[Mumbai|Mumbai, India]]
| death_cause = [[Homicide]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| father = Nadir Shah Patel
| mother = Shelina Patel
| spouse = Munir Khan
}}

'''Laila Khan''' (born '''Reshma Patel'''; 1978 {{endash}} 30 January 2011) was a [[Bollywood]] actress, best known for her role opposite [[Rajesh Khanna]] in the 2008 movie ''[[Wafa: A Deadly Love Story]]'' and another one movie is Faraar (2011). She was allegedly married to Munir Khan, a member of the banned Bangladeshi [[Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami]].<ref>{{cite web|title= All about B-Town starlet Laila Khan|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/All-about-B-Town-starlet-Laila-Khan/Article1-886384.aspx|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120711040659/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/All-about-B-Town-starlet-Laila-Khan/Article1-886384.aspx|archive-date= 2012-07-11}}</ref> Khan, along with some members of her family, was allegedly shot dead in 2011 in [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Starlet Laila Khan shot dead in 2012, trail leads to Jammu and Kashmir| url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/north/starlet-laila-khan-shot-dead-2011-trail-leads-jammu-and-kashmir-065}}</ref>

==Alleged role in terror activities==
Laila Khan allegedly supplied the [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] (LeT), a terrorist organisation was planning an attack, with information on the city of [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Missing starlet Laila Khan recced Mumbai for LeT in 2011| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/missing-starlet-laila-khan-recced-city-for-let-in-2011/264736-3.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608040838/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/missing-starlet-laila-khan-recced-city-for-let-in-2011/264736-3.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=8 June 2012|work=IBN Live|date=7 June 2012 |location=Mumbai}}</ref>

==Disappearance==
On the night of 30 January 2011, Khan, accompanied by her mother Selina, older sister Hashmina, twin siblings Imran and Zara, and cousin Rehshma, drove out of Mumbai towards their holiday home in [[Igatpuri]], 126 km north of Mumbai. On 9 February 2011, Khans's mother spoke with her sister, Albana Patel, and said that Khan was in [[Chandigarh]] with her third husband Pervez Iqbal Tak. After this, the family vanished without a trace.<ref>{{cite web |title= Sex, Sin and the Missing Starlet| url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/laila-khan-missing-starlet-pervez-iqbal-tak/1/203032.html}}</ref>

Subsequently, Khans's father, Nadir Shah Patel (Shelina's first husband), filed a complaint at a Mumbai police station stating that his daughter had gone missing along with other members of her family.<ref>{{cite news |title= Laila Khan kidnapped?| url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/glam-sham/laila-khan-kidnapped-684|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 June 2012|author=Lipika Varma}}</ref> A similar complaint was also filed by Bollywood film director [[Rakesh Sawant]], who was shooting his second film Jinnat with Khan just before she disappeared from Mumbai.

Nadir Shah Patel has appealed to the [[Bombay High Court]] on 17 July 2012 seeking transfer of her daughter's murder case from Crime Branch to [[National Investigation Agency|NIA]], alleging that the former did not probe the case promptly.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Laila-Khan-s-father-moves-HC-seeking-CBI-probe/Article1-890535.aspx| archive-url= https://archive.today/20130125080945/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Laila-Khan-s-father-moves-HC-seeking-CBI-probe/Article1-890535.aspx| url-status= dead| archive-date= 25 January 2013| title= Laila Khan's father moves HC seeking CBI probe| date= 17 July 2012}}</ref>

==Police investigation and arrest of suspects==
Khan's step-fathers, Parvez Iqbal Tak, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba member, and Asif Sheikh (Shelina's second husband), were suspected of being behind Khan and her family's disappearance. Police also questioned Nadir Shah Patel during the investigation.

Parvez Iqbal Tak was arrested by the [[Jammu and Kashmir Police]] in connection with another case on 21 June 2012. During interrogation Tak admitted that Khan and some members of her family were shot dead in [[Maharashtra]] in February 2011. The next day Tak retracted his story, claiming instead that Khan and her family were still alive. The Crime Branch of Mumbai Police investigating the kidnapping case brought Tak to Mumbai, where he was produced before Esplanade Court, [[South Mumbai|Southern Mumbai]] on 10 July 2012. The Court sent Tak to Police custody until 19 July.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Laila-case-Forest-contractor-brought-to-Mumbai/Article1-885676.aspx| title= Laila case: Forest contractor brought to Mumbai| date= 10 July 2012| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120709164859/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Laila-case-Forest-contractor-brought-to-Mumbai/Article1-885676.aspx| archive-date= 9 July 2012}}</ref> Confessing before the Crime Branch, Tak changed his statement for a third time, claiming instead, that he intended to kill Khan's mother Shelina for continuously humiliating him, and for having relationship with other men. Tak told interrogators that he, along with his associates killed Khan and her five family members and buried their bodies behind her Igatpuri bungalow. He allegedly killed all of them as Khan had witnessed her mother's murder. Owing to Tak's continuously changing statements, the Mumbai Police was reluctant to place full reliance on his testimony.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite news |title= Missing actor Laila Khan is dead, key accused Parvez Iqbal Tak says| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-05/mumbai/32551187_1_farm-house-mumbai-crime-branch-mobile-phone | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105111939/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-05/mumbai/32551187_1_farm-house-mumbai-crime-branch-mobile-phone | url-status=dead |work= [[The Times of India]]| archive-date=2013-11-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Laila killed as she saw mom's murder: Parvez Tak| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-10/india/32617069_1_laila-khan-asif-shaikh-parvez-tak | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126064825/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-10/india/32617069_1_laila-khan-asif-shaikh-parvez-tak | url-status=dead |work= [[The Times of India]]| archive-date=2013-01-26 }}</ref> Tak was taken to Igatpuri to corroborate the claims he made during his interrogation.<ref>{{cite web |title= Laila Khan case: Tak taken to Nashik for probe| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/laila-khan-case-tak-taken-to-nashik-for-probe/270366-3.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711224428/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/laila-khan-case-tak-taken-to-nashik-for-probe/270366-3.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=2012-07-11}}</ref>

Asif Sheikh was arrested from [[Bengaluru]]. Sheikh confessed that he and Tak shot and killed Khan and her family.<ref name=autogenerated2/><ref>{{cite web |title= Suspect confesses he killed Laila, her family| url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/jul/060712-mumbai-Suspect-confesses-he-killed-Laila-her-family.htm}}</ref> Asif Sheikh's name was revealed as one of the co-conspirators by Parvez Tak in his earlier confession before the [[Jammu and Kashmir Police]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Laila Khan murder mystery persists; 3 more accused| date=6 July 2012| url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/laila-khan-murder-mystery-persists-3-more-accused_114721.htm}}</ref>

While examining Khan's Igatpuri bungalow, the Police investigation team found six buried bodies, believed to be those of Khan and her family members.<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/laila-khan-case-actress-family-killed-with-iron-rods-after-bbq-party-242269?pfrom=home-lateststories Laila Khan case: Actress, family killed with iron rods after BBQ party | NDTV.com]</ref>

==Aftermath==
It is believed that money, jealousy, property and possible shifting of the family to [[Dubai]] were the cause of the family murder.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Greed-jealousy-drove-Tak-to-murder-starlet-and-family-Police/Article1-887145.aspx| title= Greed, jealousy drove Tak to murder starlet and family: Police| date= 12 July 2012| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120712084529/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Greed-jealousy-drove-Tak-to-murder-starlet-and-family-Police/Article1-887145.aspx| archive-date= 12 July 2012}}</ref> Investigation of Tak revealed that he intended to flee to [[Nepal]] where his [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] (LeT) connections would have helped him to avoid arrest. He was, however, arrested by the J&K police in another case, before he could flee to Nepal.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/laila-khan-killer-tak-wanted-to-flee-to-nepal-seek-let-help_115098.htm | title=Laila Khan killer Tak wanted to flee to Nepal, seek LeT help | date= 12 July 2012}}</ref>

The Police has also detained two persons - Jolly Guilder and Mehboob, who Tak had hired to drive Khan's car from Igatpuri to [[Indore]] and onward to [[Delhi]], and finally to [[Kishtwar]] where it was eventually recovered.<ref>{{cite web |title= Laila Khan case: Six skeletons found at her farmhouse, say sources| url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/laila-khan-case-six-skeletons-found-at-her-farmhouse-say-sources-241847}}</ref>

As a part of their investigations, police are likely to open Khan's bank locker and scan three bank accounts of the family.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-19/mumbai/32746139_1_parvez-tak-laila-khan-bank-locker| archive-url= https://archive.today/20130126061041/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-19/mumbai/32746139_1_parvez-tak-laila-khan-bank-locker| url-status= dead| archive-date= 26 January 2013| work= [[The Times of India]]| title=Cops may open Laila Khan's locker

| date=19 July 2012 }}</ref>
In November 2012, based on a [[DNA]] test report crime branch officer claimed that the remains discovered at Khan's Igatpuri farmhouse belonged to her and her relatives.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-14/mumbai/35111471_1_laila-and-five-parvez-tak-dna-tests|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126171943/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-14/mumbai/35111471_1_laila-and-five-parvez-tak-dna-tests|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=DNA tests show recovered remains are that of Laila, kin |access-date=14 November 2012 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of solved missing person cases]]

== References ==
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[[Category:2010s missing person cases]]
[[Category:2011 deaths]]
[[Category:21st-century Pakistani actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Female murder victims]]
[[Category:Formerly missing people]]
[[Category:Missing person cases in India]]
[[Category:Pakistani expatriates in India]]
[[Category:Pakistani film actresses]]

Laila Khan - Revision history

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