Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Journalist Pragya Mishra’s Sister Killed Outside Lucknow Bank
Divya Mishra was shot outside the bank where she worked in Lucknow.
Reports say her estranged husband followed her to the bank and opened fire.
Her sister Pragya said he used a revolver and also hit Divya with its handle.
Divya was taken to Lohia Hospital, where doctors reportedly declared her dead.
Police said the husband later went to a rented home near Husadiya Square.
They said he allegedly shot his sister Sheeba and then himself.
Police and forensic teams began examining what happened.
The reports say Divya and her husband had been living separately, but investigators had not confirmed a motive.
Divya Mishra was allegedly shot outside her ICICI Bank workplace in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, on August 20, 2026.
Reports identified her estranged husband as Manas Bajpai, also spelled Manas Vajpayee, who allegedly followed and shot her.
Pragya Mishra said Divya was attacked with a revolver and suffered severe wounds to her forehead and head.
Police said the husband later allegedly shot his sister Sheeba Bajpai before shooting himself at a rented house near Husadiya Square.
Police and forensic teams investigated both locations, while Divya’s sister publicly mourned her and appealed for prayers.
- Who
- Divya Mishra was killed; reports named her estranged husband as Manas Bajpai, also spelled Manas Vajpayee. Journalist and YouTuber Pragya Mishra is Divya’s sister.
- What
- Divya was allegedly shot outside her bank workplace; police also investigated reported shootings involving the husband, his sister Sheeba Bajpai and himself.
- When
- Thursday, August 20, 2026.
- Where
- Outside the ICICI Bank branch in Vivek Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow; the other reported shootings occurred at a rented house near Husadiya Square.
- Why
- The reports say Divya had filed for divorce about a year earlier and was living separately from her husband. No confirmed motive was provided.
Family Account
Police-Reported Account
Events outside the bank
Family Account
Pragya Mishra said Divya’s estranged husband followed her, carried two revolvers, fired near the bank entrance, and struck her repeatedly with a revolver butt.
Police-Reported Account
The police statement cited in the report confirmed that officials were at the scene and legal proceedings were underway, but did not publicly detail the shooting sequence.
Description of the husband
Family Account
Pragya described Divya as living separately because of what she characterized as her husband’s alleged psychotic behaviour.
Police-Reported Account
The reports identify him as the alleged shooter but do not establish a medical diagnosis or independently confirm that characterization.
Events at the rented house
Family Account
The available family account focused on Divya’s killing and did not provide a detailed account of the later shootings.
Police-Reported Account
Police-related reporting said the husband allegedly locked himself inside a room, shot his sister Sheeba, and then shot himself.
- Victim
- Divya Mishra
- Alleged shooter
- Her estranged husband, identified as Manas Bajpai or Manas Vajpayee
- Workplace
- ICICI Bank, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow
- Reported date
- August 20, 2026
- Reported injuries
- Pragya Mishra said Divya suffered severe wounds to her forehead and head
- Additional reported victims
- Sheeba Bajpai and the alleged shooter were reportedly found after shootings at a rented house near Husadiya Square
- Investigation
- Lucknow Police and forensic officials began legal proceedings and examined the scenes
- Hospital
- Lohia Hospital, where Divya was reportedly declared dead
