WhatsApp reveal, influencer sister's plea: Chilling details in Lucknow double murder-suicide
The deceased ICICI staffer was the sister of famous YouTuber Pragya Mishra, whose channel – Ulta Chashma UC – has over 8.5 million followers. | India News
The deceased ICICI staffer was the sister of famous YouTuber Pragya Mishra, whose channel – Ulta Chashma UC – has over 8.5 million followers.
From a cheating suspicion to a double murder and a suicide, at least three lives were changed forever in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Thursday afternoon. A bank employee allegedly shot his wife, an ICICI bank branch's relationship manager, dead in broad daylight in Gomti Nagar. He went on to kill his own sister and then himself.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Amol Murkut told reporters that five police teams have been formed to investigate. He said that CCTV footage and other aspects of the case will also be probed.
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From murdering his wife outside the bank to putting a WhatsApp status revealing the next target before killing self and his sister, shocking details have emerged within just hours of the alleged crime.
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Further, ADCP Amol Murkut revealed that five police teams have been formed to investigate this double murder-suicide case. CCTV footage from the Gomti Nagar bank area and Hosaria will also be examined as part of the probe. All the bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, said police.
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