Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Home Guards Jawan Accused of Killing Wife and Daughter
Police say a Home Guards jawan named Ravindra Shankar killed his wife and daughter in their home in Lucknow.
They say he used a data cable while the two were asleep.
Before this, the family had argued about a domestic dispute that had been going on for a long time.
The deaths happened on Thursday night.
Police say Shankar called them nearly four hours later.
When officers arrived, they found him sitting near the bodies.
The bodies were sent for postmortem examinations.
Officials said the examination reports were not yet ready.
Police say Ravindra Shankar, 55, strangled his wife and daughter with a data cable.
The killings occurred at the family’s Lucknow residence on Thursday night, according to police.
Investigators said Shankar called local police nearly four hours later to report the deaths.
His wife, Shyama Dulari, was 50; their daughter, Pooja, was 32 and twice-divorced, police said.
Police took the bodies for postmortem examinations; officials said the autopsy reports were awaited.
- Who
- Police identified the accused as Ravindra Shankar, 55, and the deceased as his wife, Shyama Dulari, 50, and daughter, Pooja, 32.
- What
- Police said Shankar strangled his wife and daughter with a data cable and later reported the deaths.
- When
- Thursday night; police said he called them nearly four hours after the killings.
- Where
- The family’s residence in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Police said the killings followed an argument over a long-festering domestic dispute.
- Accused
- Ravindra Shankar, 55, a Home Guards jawan
- Deceased
- Wife Shyama Dulari, 50, and daughter Pooja, 32
- Location
- The family’s residence in Lucknow
- Reported method
- Police said a data cable was used to strangle the two while they slept
- Police notification
- Shankar called local police nearly four hours after the killings, investigators said
- Postmortem
- The bodies were sent for examination; autopsy reports were awaited