SBI Employee Shoots Wife and Sister in Lucknow
· India · Times of India, The Hindu, NDTV
A 38-year-old State Bank of India employee, Manas Bajpai, allegedly shot and killed his estranged wife, Divya Mishra, outside her ICICI Bank workplace in Lucknow on Thursday. Following the incident, Bajpai reportedly returned to his rented home in the Husadiya area and killed his younger sister before taking his own life. Before the shootings, Bajpai posted a WhatsApp status accusing his wife of cheating and naming her sister, YouTuber Pragya Mishra, and a man named Bharat as individuals aware of the situation. Police are currently investigating the couple's ongoing divorce dispute as a potential motive for the killings. Authorities are also examining the content of the social media status as part of the formal investigation.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the tragic escalation of a domestic dispute, resulting in three deaths and prompting a police investigation into the sequence of events.
Read the original report — Times of India
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