Lucknow double-murder suicide: Wife’s Rs 1.5cr alimony demand emerges as likely motive
A banker allegedly murdered his wife and sister in a double murder-suicide incident. Divya Mishra sought a Rs 1.5 crore financial settlement in her divorce proceedings. Strained relations over Manas Bajpayi's sister, Sheeba, also contributed to the marital discord. Police are investigating the killings as a pre-planned sequence of events. Digital evidence and witness statements are being analyzed…
Lucknow police are investigating a double murder-suicide case where a banker husband allegedly killed his wife and her sister before taking his own life, with financial disputes and strained relations between the couple possibly serving as motive. The woman, Divya Mishra, sought a Rs 1.5 crore alimony in her divorce proceedings, which could have been a driving force behind the attack.
The couple had been living separately since November last year after years of marital discord, and Divya had filed for divorce in January this year. Manas, Divya's banker husband, shot Divya outside her workplace and then proceeded to kill her sister, Sheeba, before turning the gun on himself. The motive for the killings is being examined alongside the couple's troubled relationship, allegations of domestic discord, and disagreements over their sister Sheeba.
Police have recovered three firearms, reviewed CCTV footage, and are examining WhatsApp messages, digital records, and other electronic evidence to determine if the allegations made by Manas had any factual basis.
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