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Crime
Lucknow: Husband Kills Wife, Sister, Then Himself in Double Murder‑Suicide
✍️ TOI City
🗓 20 Aug 2026, 06:42 PM
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In a shocking sequence, a husband shot his bank‑employee wife near an ICICI Bank in Lucknow, then killed his sister and committed suicide at a second location, police say.
A series of murders unfolded in Lucknow when a husband shot his wife, a bank employee, near an ICICI Bank branch early this week.
After the first killing, the man moved to a second location where he fatally wounded his sister before taking his own life.
Police recovered the deceased husband and found the sister severely injured at the second crime scene. A WhatsApp status posted by the husband before the incidents hinted at his intent to kill his family.
Investigators are piecing together the timeline of the events and have launched a full inquiry into the motive and circumstances surrounding the double murder‑suicide.
After the first killing, the man moved to a second location where he fatally wounded his sister before taking his own life.
Police recovered the deceased husband and found the sister severely injured at the second crime scene. A WhatsApp status posted by the husband before the incidents hinted at his intent to kill his family.
Investigators are piecing together the timeline of the events and have launched a full inquiry into the motive and circumstances surrounding the double murder‑suicide.