Man kills wife and sister before suicide in Lucknow

A bank employee allegedly shot and killed his wife, a bank official, and his sister before fatally shooting himself in Lucknow on Thursday, in a series of events police say stemmed from an ongoing marital dispute. The incident began around 12:15 p.m. outside an ICICI Bank branch in the Gomti Nagar area, where Divya Mishra, 37, worked as a relationship manager.

According to police, Mishra was in her car when her husband, identified in most reports as Manas Mishra, called her outside and shot her. She was rushed to the Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, where she was declared dead. The accused then fled the scene.

Police said the couple had been involved in a family dispute that was pending before a family court, and Divya had reportedly filed for divorce approximately a year ago. Investigators are examining this dispute as a possible motive for the shooting.

Following the initial attack, police were alerted to a second shooting at the Husaria area. There, they found the accused had allegedly shot his sister, Sheeba Bajpai, before turning the weapon on himself. Both were found dead at the scene. Senior police officers and forensic teams responded to both locations.