Amethi: A family of four - a government school teacher, his wife and two children - were shot dead at their rented home in Amethi on Thursday.
On the eve of Navratri, the assailants had barged into the residence of the victim, Sunil Kumar and shot dead him and his family, consisting of his wife Poonam Bharti, and his two daughters, aged five and two.
Motive not yet known
It is not clear at the moment what was the provocation or how the men barged into the home.
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However, according to police, the deceased wife had filed an FIR against Chandan Verma, a probable accused in the case under various sections of IPC at the Raebareli Police Station.
Further information from the police has revealed that there are no signs of forced entry of the assailants in the house.
Police statement
"Unknown people had entered the home and shot dead the teacher, his wife and his two daughters, aged five and two. The case does not appear to be of robbery. A case had been filed against a man identified as Chandan Verma around August 18 in connection with the commission of offences under the SC/ST Act. We are investigating if that is a possible reason for the murder," said Superintendent Anup Singh.
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Post mortem report
Anshuman Singh, CMO Amethi said, "In the post mortem findings, one bullet was recovered from Sunil Kumar and two bullets were recovered from his wife Poonam and there were exit wounds in the two children which confirms that they were killed by bullets. Post-mortem findings have been submitted to the police."
Amethi MP Kishori Lal Sharma questioned the state government and said the investigation should be speeded up. (with Agency inputs)
