Man shoots self after killing his son, mom
Neeraj Pandey
, shot himself after opening fire on his mother, son, and daughter in Jahanaganj area of
Azamgarh
district on Tuesday afternoon. His mother Chandrakala (55), and son Sangharsh Pandey (4) were killed, while daughter Shubhi Pandey (7) was under treatment.
Azamgarh SP Hemraj Meena said that the pistol used in the crime was recovered.
Initial investigation revealed that Pandey worked at a petrol pump in Varanasi. His wife and children arrived in the village last week, while he returned home from Varanasi on Monday night. The SP said that on Tuesday afternoon, Pandey returned home in inebriated state. Following some family dispute, he opened fire on his mother and children before shooting himself.
Pandey and his mother died on the spot while both the children were rushed to a local hospital, said the official. Upon noticing a sharp deterioration in their health condition, doctors referred the duo to the district hospital. Upon reaching there, doctors declared Sangharsh brought dead. The girl suffered a bullet injury in the stomach, but her condition as stated to be stable.
The actual reason behind the incident would become clear after a detailed investigation, said the SP, adding that the bodies were sent for postmortem examination.
Pandey's father said that after returning from the district headquarters, he sought water from his daughter-in-law hen heard the sound of firing. He assumed that it was the sound of firecrackers. However, when his daughter-in-law entered the house she screamed upon seeing Pandey and her children lying in a pool of blood. Hearing her scream, their neighbours reached there and rushed all the four to a hospital in Jahanaganj.
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