Lagatar24 Desk
Mainpuri, June 24: In a horrifying event, a man shot himself in the head after using an axe to murder five of his relatives in a village in the Mainpuri region of Uttar Pradesh while they slept.
This morning between 4:30 and 5:00 am, the incident took place in the village of Gokulpur Arsara.
Shiv Veer Yadav, 30, is suspected of murdering Bhullan Yadav (25) and Sonu Yadav (21) along with 20-year-old Soni, the wife of Sonu Yadav. The accused then murdered his 20-year-old friend Deepak and his 23-year-old brother-in-law Saurabh.
The accused also hurt his wife Dolly, 24 and his maternal aunt Sushma, a resident of the Nagla Ramlal police station in the Bharthana area of Etawah. Later, he allegedly shot himself in the head with a gun made in his native country, police said.
Superintendent of Police, Mainpuri, Vinod Kumar said, “The incident is from Gokulpur village. The accused 30-year-old Shiv Veer Yadav’s Yesterday his brother got married and the wedding procession returned from Etawah. After dinner, the accused killed his brother Bhullan Yadav, the groom Sonu Yadav and his wife Soni. He then killed his brother-in-law Saurabh and his friend Deepak.”
Mainpuri SP further said, “After killing his five relatives the accused injured his wife Dolly and aunt Sushma and then shot himself and committed suicide. The reason for committing this heinous crime is not known yet. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem. All officials and a dog squad is present at the spot.”
The deceased were taken to the mortuary District Hospital in Mainpuri for a post-mortem, and the injured were taken to the District Hospital Mainpuri.
The area is guarded by the local police force, Inspector Kishni, the surveillance team and the dog squad.
Police stated that more investigation is being conducted.
