A man allegedly shot and killed his wife and two other people at his residence in a village on Tuesday before locking himself up in a room with his children, with police surrounding the house and making efforts to apprehend the accused, a senior officer said.
As per the information gathered so far, the accused has locked himself up in a room along with his children. After the incident, the accused locked himself inside the house. Resident Arvind Singh returned home around 6.00 pm on Tuesday and found his wife Babita Singh (32) engaged in a religious ritual with two priests — Mahendra Pathak (60) and Akhilesh Mishra (50), according to police sources.
Azamgarh Senior Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar said a person in the Shambhupur village fired at three persons, including his wife, using a licenced weapon. “The wife of the accused and two other persons have died,” he added. Efforts are underway to bring the children out safely, Kumar said. Upon receiving information, police teams from several stations arrived at the scene and surrounded the house, police sources said, adding that efforts are on to apprehend the accused and bring the children out safely.
