Azamgarh Murder | After 7-Hour Standoff, UP Man Killed In Encounter After Shooting Wife, 2 Priests

A man who shot his wife, two priests, and took three children hostage in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh on Tuesday has been killed in a police encounter. During a standoff with the police, the man also shot one of his children, a son. Both the man and his son were taken to the hospital where they died of their injuries, police said. It all began on Tuesday evening when a man identified as Arvind Singh returned home around 6 pm and found his wife Babita Singh (32) engaged in a religious ritual with two priests -- Mahendra Pathak (60) and Akhilesh Mishra (50). A verbal altercation ensued. In a fit of rage, Arvind pulled out his licensed firearm and allegedly shot his wife first followed by the two priests. He then took his three children and locked himself with them in a room.