India, May 18 -- The prosecutor in the Laila Khan murder case on Friday sought death penalty for Parvez Tak, who was convicted for killing the starlet and five other members of her family in 2011.

"The murder was committed in an inhuman way. The victims were helpless and defenseless. They went with him with trust as he was the husband of one of them and a fatherly figure for the others," public prosecutor Pankaj Chavan submitted, seeking capital punishment for the accused.

Tak's counsel Wahab Khan questioned Chavan's appointment after a lapse of 12 years since the incident. He also sought time from the court to put forth his arguments, following which the matter was posted for May 21.

The bodies of Laila Khan and five other members of ...