Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:23am on 23 Sep 2026,Wednesday India
A nearly seven-hour hostage standoff in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, ended early Wednesday after Arvind Singh, accused of killing his wife and two priests during a dispute over a puja, was shot by police. Singh had allegedly locked himself inside a room with his three children and refused repeated appeals to surrender. During the standoff, his eight-year-old son was critically injured in the firing and later died in hospital. Police subsequently rescued Singh’s two daughters safely. Singh also died from injuries sustained during the police response. Authorities have launched an investigation, with forensic teams collecting evidence from the scene.
