A triple murder has left Lucknow shocked. An ICICI Bank relationship manager was shot to death outside her workplace in the Gomti Nagar district of Lucknow on Thursday. Police said her estranged husband later went to his home and shot his sister before he took his own life.
The woman was identified as Divya Mishra, who worked as an assistant manager and relationship manager in ICICI Bank. She lived in the Singar Nagar area of Alambagh and was the sister of journalist and YouTuber Pragya Mishra.
According to police, Divya had returned to the bank after meeting a client. She was with some of her colleagues when the shooting took place.
Her husband, Manas Bajpai, was allegedly waiting for her outside the bank, they said. He approached her after she arrived and spoke to her briefly before allegedly shooting her.
The shooting took place at the ICICI Bank branch in Vivek Khand, Gomti Nagar.
Divya was rushed to the Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences after the attack. Doctors declared her dead on arrival.
The shooting took place in broad daylight and sent shock waves through Lucknow. Police and forensic experts were on the way to the area after the shooting, and they were investigating it.
According to initial reports given by the Times of India, Bajpai worked for the State Bank of India. Police are investigating the circumstances of the attack and the events that followed.
What happened outside the ICICI Bank Branch?
Police said Divya had returned to the bank after meeting a client when the attack took place.
According to the initial police report, Bajpai had been waiting for her near the bank. He called her and asked her to come outside. When she arrived, the two had a brief conversation before he shot her.
The exact sequence of events is still to be studied.
After the shooting, Bajpai reportedly left the bank and went to his home in the Husadiya area. Police said he shot his younger sister, Vibha Bajpai.
He turned the gun on himself after shooting his sister, the police said.
Police teams arrived at the second location and began investigating the two deaths. Investigators are also trying to determine the exact time period between the shooting at the bank and the events at the residence.
The case appears to involve a family conflict. Police are looking at marital discord as a possible motive, they said.
According to the information provided by police, Divya had filed for divorce around a year ago, and the case was pending before a family court.
But investigators have not yet established a final motive. The divorce proceedings are one of the aspects that are being examined as part of the investigation.
The police are also looking into whether there were any previous disputes, threats, or other incidents between the couple that could help explain the attack.
The bodies have been sent for postmortem examinations. The medical reports and forensic evidence could provide further information to investigators.
The police will also look into evidence from both locations.
A 37-year-old ICICI Bank relationship manager was shot dead outside her bank in Gomti Nagar on Thursday, after which her husband allegedly killed his sister and then turned the gun on himself, police said.
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The police investigation continues into the triple killing
The investigation is being carried out by Gomti Nagar police. Officers are investigating the reason for all three deaths rather than treating the two locations as separate incidents.
The first crime scene is the ICICI Bank branch in Vivek Khand, where Divya was allegedly shot. CCTV footage, witness statements, and other evidence from the area are expected to be examined.
The second location is the residence in Husadiya, where police said Bajpai allegedly shot his sister before taking his own life.
The CCTV footage and forensic evidence could help investigators reconstruct the movement of the accused between the two locations.
Police will also speak to people who were at the bank when the shooting happened, sources said. Divya was with some employees following a client meeting.
There will also be a look at the firearm that was used in the incident and how it was obtained.
The case has sent a shockwave through the community because the first shooting took place outside a workplace during the day. Three members of the same family were killed in a short time as well.
Divya’s death has left her colleagues and family members feeling sudden loss. She was in the banking sector and had been doing her regular work as per the standard job when the attack took place.
But it is also an example of the damaging effects of family disputes over time. Investigators will have to know the details before they know what actually happened.
Police are focusing on evidence from both scenes, witness accounts, and postmortem reports for now, they said.
The investigation is still ongoing and the reasons for the three deaths are still being examined by investigators.
The incident has left Lucknow in shock and raised serious questions about the estranged couple’s lives and the circumstances that caused the tragedy of the shootings.
