LUCKNOW In a shocking incident that rocked the posh Gomti Nagar area here on Thursday afternoon, a 37-year-old bank employee allegedly shot dead his estranged 33-year-old wife, also a banker, outside her office in broad daylight.
Following the brutal attack, the man returned to his residence at Husadiya crossing, approximately 2km from the spot, where he murdered his specially-abled sister before killing himself, said police.
The first incident happened barely a kilometre from Gomti Nagar police station around 12:15pm in the service lane outside the ICICI Bank (Gomti Nagar branch), where the woman, identified as Divya Mishra, worked as a relationship manager.
Divya was in her car when her husband, Manas Bajpai, who was allegedly waiting in an autorickshaw, called her outside and shot her before fleeing the spot, according to police. The accused, said to be an SBI assistant manager posted with regional business office, was reportedly experiencing marital discord with his wife. DCP (east) Deeksha Sharma, who reached the bank following the incident, said the woman had worked there for the past three or four years. “The deceased woman’s co-workers at the bank identified the attacker as her husband,” said the officer. Police said the accused was subsequently traced to the Husadiya area in Gomti Nagar, where he allegedly also shot his sister Sheeba Bajpai before allegedly turning the weapon on himself.
The couple had reportedly filed a divorce petition recently. The couple had married around 10 years back and were in an estranged relationship for nearly 3-4 years.
Neighbours said there was no one in Manas’s family except his sister.
Commissioner of police Tarun Gauba also reached the crime scene and took stock of the situation. “CCTV footages are being checked to piece together the sequence of events.
Police officials said the investigation was underway and forensic teams were examining evidence from the spots linked to the shootings. We have sent the bodies for post-mortem examination and further investigation is underway,” said the DCP (east).
