NDTV has accessed the CCTV footage from outdoors the ICICI financial institution in Lucknow the place a person shot his spouse on Thursday.
The CCTV footage exhibits the precise second when Manas Vajpayee, an SBI financial institution worker, shot his spouse Divya Mishra outdoors ICICI Financial institution department in metropolis’s upscale Gomti Nagar space round midday.
The footage from outdoors the financial institution department, the place Divya Mishra labored, exhibits Manas bodily stopping her from going contained in the financial institution.
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Eyewitnesses instructed police that 38-year-old Manas Vajpayee known as his spouse Divya outdoors financial institution the place she labored, spoke to her for a couple of minutes earlier than capturing her and escaping the scene. Divya was rushed to hospital the place she was declared introduced lifeless, police mentioned.
Footage exhibits that some financial institution workers rushed out to intervene in Manas and Divya’s altercation. Manas is seen bodily assaulting Divya in entrance of the financial institution gate. The workers is then seen dashing again inside in panic as Manas shoots Divya.
Financial institution workers got here out to intervene
Divya and Manas married 12 years in the past, however have been dwelling individually for over a 12 months. In response to info, Divya had filed for divorce final 12 months. Manas allegedly accused Divya of dishonest on her.
The double homicide and suicide case had despatched shockwaves in Lucknow on Thursday.
Police mentioned that Manas additionally shot his 28-year-old sister Shiva Vajpayee, who reportedly was coping with psychological well being points.
Financial institution workers ran again in as Manas shot Divya
Manas, earlier than killing himself, had put a WhatsApp standing asserting that he had killed his spouse and sister.
“At this time I killed my spouse who cheated on me. Now I’ve to kill myself and my sister… her sister Pragya and Bharat know the whole lot,” learn the WhatsApp standing.
“A preliminary investigation recommended {that a} household dispute led to the killings, and additional investigation was underway,” Lucknow Police Commissioner Tarun Gauba mentioned.
Police mentioned Manas returned residence inside minutes of capturing his spouse, later posted a WhatsApp standing, after which shot his sister and himself. Manas wrote that he meant to kill himself and his sister, and alleged that Divya’s sister, Pragya, and her husband Bharat Yadav knew the whole lot in regards to the matter.
Manas Vajpayee. His spouse Divya (Proper) His WhatsApp standing
Luvkush, who runs a restaurant rented on the premises the place Manas lived, instructed NDTV that he noticed him dashing into the residence, profusely sweating, apparently after the capturing occurred close to the financial institution. “I even requested him, ‘bhaiya, what is the matter? You seem harassed.’ However he instructed me that it was nothing, just a few workplace points. Then he went inside,” the restaurant proprietor mentioned.
Folks working on the restaurant mentioned after getting into the home, he locked the door. “Then he performed the Hanuman Chalisa at a excessive quantity on the tv. We might hear it. When the door was opened after the incident, the Hanuman Chalisa was nonetheless taking part in loudly,” they mentioned.
Neighbours, who heard two gunshots, reached the home and broke open the door, the place they discovered the our bodies.
