{
  "id": 9265615,
  "title": "UP Triple Murder: Man Kills Wife, 2 Priests, Holds 3 Children Hostage, Shoots Son; Dies In Police Encounter After 8-Hour Standoff In Azamgarh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/up-triple-murder-man-kills-wife-2-priests-holds-3-children-hostage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T03:52:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/up-triple-murder-man-kills-wife-2-priests-holds-3-children-hostage-shoots-son-dies-in-police-encounter-after-8-hour-standoff-in-azamgarh"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A man who allegedly shot dead his wife and two priests before holding three children hostage was killed in a police encounter following a nearly eight-hour standoff in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district. The accused’s young son also died after being shot during the incident, while his two daughters were rescued and taken to hospital. The accused, identified as Arvind Singh, allegedly opened fire…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "UP Man Who Shot Wife, 2 Priests, Took 3 Children Hostage Killed In Encounter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/up-man-who-shot-wife-2-priests-took-3-children-hostage-killed-in",
        "published": "2026-09-23T01:18:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}