In a shocking incident in Lucknow, 37-year-old bank employee Divya Mishra was fatally shot by her husband outside her workplace. This tragic event occurred within a two-hour timeframe, during which her husband allegedly went on to kill his own sister at their home before taking his own life. The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding these events, which have left the community in mourning.
He allegedly asked Divya to step out of the car and assaulted her before shooting her. Divya had filed for divorce in a family court, seeking compensation as well as the return of dowry given during their marriage. Bajpayee was waiting nearby in an auto-rickshaw when his 33-year-old woman arrived at the bank around 12.05pm in her car with a colleague, police said, narrating the dramatic sequence of events. 1.30pm: Police receive another call about a shooting at Bajpayee’s residence in Husadiya. 1.40pm: Police reach the second crime scene. 1.45pm: Police identify the man who died by suicide as Manas Bajpayee and recover three unlicensed weapons, according to the account provided by police. Police said Bajpayee and Divya had been living separately since November 2025.
He then fled the spot in his car, police said. Deputy commissioner of police (east) Deeksha Sharma, who reached the bank after the shooting, said Divya had been working at the branch for three to four years.
Neighbours and restaurant workers tell them Bajpayee had returned home earlier and played the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ in full volume.
