A divorce petition and allegations of “betrayal” have emerged as key elements in Thursday’s triple capturing in Lucknow’s Gomti Nagar, the place a person allegedly shot useless his estranged spouse and sister earlier than turning the gun on himself.
The girl has been recognized as Divya Mishra, a relationship supervisor at ICICI Financial institution. Her sister, journalist and YouTuber Pragya Mishra, who has over 8.53 million subscribers, has now shared disturbing particulars in regards to the couple’s married life. She alleged that the accused, Manas Bajpayee, was abusive in the direction of Divya and had stalked her previously.
‘Beat her over a rotten tomato’
Calling Bajpayee a “Psycho”, Mishra alleged that he would assault Divya over trivial issues.
“If a tomato from those ordered on Blinkit turned out unhealthy, he would beat her, saying, ‘How did you order on Blinkit that the tomato turned out unhealthy?’,” she mentioned in a prolonged publish on X.
Mishra additionally alleged that Bajpayee had laid down circumstances on their marriage ceremony night time, together with sharing family bills equally.
“My sister had instructed me that on the marriage night time, the assassin had made an inventory of family bills and put the situation of sharing half the prices. Which my sister had fortunately accepted. Divya had stopped bearing her share of the bills for the previous 12 months. Within the eyes of the psycho assassin, this could possibly be dishonest,” she mentioned.
In keeping with Mishra, Divya had wished to finish the wedding and separate from Bajpayee. She additionally claimed that there had been an altercation involving the couple and a counsellor at household courtroom.
“In keeping with my sister, the assassin and his sister had overwhelmed their mom a lot that his personal ailing mom had handed away. Divya simply wished to separate from the assassin. My sister had instructed me that there had been a scuffle with the counselor even in household courtroom.”
Divya ‘wished all the pieces to be okay’
Mishra mentioned Divya had continued observing Teej and had not eliminated a tattoo bearing Bajpayee’s title, suggesting that she nonetheless hoped their relationship could possibly be repaired.
“Deep down, she wished all the pieces to be okay,” Mishra mentioned.
She additionally alleged that Bajpayee had stalked Divya beforehand and that the stress had taken a toll on her.
“The assassin had stalked Divya earlier than too. Resulting from stress, she had an accident a number of days in the past. Her hand and leg had been damaged. A month and a half to 2 months later, she had began going to the workplace. She was nonetheless strolling with a limp,” Mishra wrote.
Sister responds to WhatsApp standing
After the capturing, Bajpayee allegedly posted a WhatsApp standing accusing Divya of “betrayal” and claimed that Pragya Mishra and her husband, Bharat Yadav, knew about it. Police have mentioned they’re nonetheless verifying the message.
Responding to the reference to her title, Mishra mentioned she knew about Bajpayee’s alleged behaviour in the direction of her sister however not about any supposed “betrayal”.
“The assassin has written my title in his standing saying that I knew all the pieces. Sure, I knew that the assassin was once merciless to my sister. That is why she wished to separate from him.”
Mishra additionally mentioned she had not but instructed her mom about Divya’s loss of life.
“I nonetheless have not mustered the braveness to inform Mother. I’ve lied that Divya’s situation is crucial and put her to sleep beside me,” she mentioned.
How the double homicide unfolded
The capturing unfolded on Thursday afternoon when Bajpayee allegedly waited close to Divya’s office in an auto-rickshaw, as reported by HT earlier.
Police mentioned the 33-year-old financial institution worker arrived on the Gomti Nagar department round 12.05 pm in her automobile with a colleague. Bajpayee allegedly approached her, requested her to step out and assaulted her earlier than capturing her. He then fled the spot in his automobile.
Deputy commissioner of police (east) Deeksha Sharma, who reached the financial institution after the incident, mentioned Divya had been working on the department for 3 to 4 years.
Police mentioned Bajpayee later reached his house in Husadiya and put up the alleged WhatsApp standing. Investigators subsequently traced him to the residence, the place he allegedly shot his sister earlier than turning the gun on himself.
Police mentioned Bajpayee and Divya had been residing individually since November 2025. Divya had additionally filed for divorce in a household courtroom, searching for compensation and the return of dowry given in the course of the marriage.
