This story is from June 6, 2020

Uttar Pradesh: Property dealer kills wife and 3 kids, hangs self

Uttar Pradesh: Property dealer kills wife and 3 kids, hangs self
Shukla’s wife Anamika (38) with their three children
BARABANKI/LUCKNOW: A 38-year-old property dealer allegedly killed his wife and three children and then hanged himself at his house in Safedabad area of Barabanki on Friday. The motive behind the crime was not clear, police said.
The deceased were identified as Vivek Shukla (38), his wife Anamika (38) and their children Ritu (7), Poem (10), and Babal (5).
Vivek, along with his family, lived on the first floor of the house, while his parents and two brothers lived on the ground floor.
Vivek's relations with his family were strained after he married Anamika, who belonged to a different caste, against his family's wish, said police.
According to the police, Vivek's mother Mithlesh went upstairs on Friday after foul smell emanated from the first floor of the house.
"She peeped into Vivek's room and saw him hanging from the ceiling fan while the room's AC was on. She rushed downstairs and informed her younger son Mohit about it," said SHO Kotwali, Pankaj Singh. Mohit went upstairs and broke up open the door of Vivek's portion. He found all the family members dead and immediately informed the police.
Senior officials including DM and SP reached the spot on getting information.
SP Barabanki Arvind Chaturvedi told TOI: "Prima facie it appears that Vivek killed his wife first and then his children before hanging self. Bodies had brutal injuries. A knife and stone pestle has also been recovered from the spot," he said.
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