Three Killed in Daylight Firing Over Parking Dispute in Lucknow

Three people were killed in a daylight firing in the Naubasta area of Saadatganj, Lucknow, on Monday, after a dispute over a boundary wall, a platform and car parking escalated. Police said the accused is in custody and is being interrogated, and the shooting is alleged.

The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. on Monday in the Brahmani Tola locality of Naubasta, under the Saadatganj area, when an argument broke out between two groups over parking a car on a vacant plot, The Daily Jagran reported. Neighbour Rishabh Shukla allegedly opened fire, killing three people. Shukla works in the Navy, has been taken into custody and is being interrogated, the report said. The article keeps the firing as an allegation, as reported, and does not state guilt.

The victims

The deceased were Shivaji Tiwari, 65, and his brother Shivendra Tiwari, 55, who both died on the spot from gunshot wounds to the head. Shivaji's son Suyash Tiwari, 30, later succumbed to his injuries. The injured were rushed to the King George's Medical University Trauma Centre in critical condition, where Suyash Tiwari also died. Another injured person, Shambhu, was reported to be in critical condition.

Suyash Tiwari was to get married next month, and all preparations had been completed at home, The Daily Jagran reported.

DCP West Jitendra Kumar Srivastava said two victims died on the spot while the third succumbed to injuries during medical treatment.

Arrest at the scene

Constable Kartik, who reached the scene unarmed, chased down the armed accused and apprehended him along with the weapon. The pistol allegedly used in the crime and four empty cartridges were recovered from the accused's possession.

Police are investigating whether the firearm was legally licensed or illegal. Police said they are registering a case under relevant sections of law based on a complaint from the victims' side. A heavy police presence was deployed in the area, and the law and order situation was under control, The Daily Jagran reported.

The sequence reported by police

The reports describe a local dispute that turned into a firing in a residential locality in the morning. The argument was over parking a car on a vacant plot, in a dispute that also involved a boundary wall and a platform. The firing followed in Brahmani Tola, and two of the three men who died were killed on the spot. The third was taken for treatment in critical condition and died at the trauma centre.

What police are doing now

The accused is being interrogated in custody, and officers are checking the recovered pistol and the four empty cartridges as part of the investigation. The question of whether the firearm was legally licensed or illegal is one of the points police said they are investigating. The case is being registered on the victims' complaint, and officers remained deployed in the Saadatganj area while the law and order situation was reported under control.