
Man shoots wife and sister dead in Lucknow before taking own life
Lucknow, August 20: Man allegedly killed his wife and sister before committing suicide on Thursday in Lucknowโs Gomti Nagar area, with police recovering the murder weapon and citing a family dispute as the likely cause, while the incident came to light after the accused posted updates on his status, prompting officials to rush to the scene, and the slain womanโan employee at a bankโwas the sister of city-based journalist Pragya Mishra, who later confirmed the tragedy on X.
The Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP) Law and Order Bablu Kumar stated that Divya Mishra, a female employee of a private company, was shot dead by her husband, Manas Bajpayee, near a bank in Vivek Khand, a posh area of โโthe city’s Gomti Nagar police station area. He then returned home, killed his sister, and then shot himself. Before the incident, Manas posted a WhatsApp status on his mobile phone stating that he had killed his wife and would commit suicide after killing his sister. When locals saw this status, they rushed to Manas’s home and, upon hearing the sound of gunfire, immediately informed the police. Meanwhile, senior police officers, including the Deputy Commissioner of Police (JCP), arrived at the scene. A forensic team also arrived and began investigating.
The JCP Bablu Kumar stated that prima facie it appears that Manas shot himself after killing his wife and sister. He also posted a status mentioning the murders during the incident. The investigation has been initiated after informing other family members about the incident.


