A man, who was out on bail in a murder case, shot dead wife, 3 children when they were sleeping at home in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi.
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Varanasi: A horrific incident has come to light from Uttar Pradesh, where a man went on a killing spree and brutally killed his wife and three kids in the holy city of Varanasi. According to police, the accused, Rajendra Gupta, who was out on bail, shot his wife, Neetu Gupta, their 25-year-old son Navnendra, and two minors — Subendra (15) and daughter Gaurangi (16) — while they were sleeping in their home.
After brutally killing his family, Rajendra left the house. Later, his body was found in Rohaniya area. As per preliminary investigation, the man killed himself after murdering his wife and kids.
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Police received a distress call of tenants following which a team rushed to the spot and took the bodies in their possession. Later the bodies were sent for autopsy.
The accused’s mother told police that her son and his wife were having a dispute over an issue.
Varanasi’s Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Gaurav Banswal said that a police team is probing the case from all angles.
“We received inputs about the murder of four members of the same family by shooting. We are investigating the case from several angles, including family dispute, black magic and others,” Bansal said.
DCP Bansal also informed that another police team is separately investigating whether Rajendra was murdered or he committed suicide.
“Rajendra Gupta’s body has also been recovered from Varanasi’s and a separate investigation is being done to find out whether he was murdered or he died by suicide,” Banswal said.
Rajendra, who had been under the cloud of a murder charge since 1997, was out on bail, as per the Deputy Commissioner of Police’s statement.
Further investigation is underway.
