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- Three masked armed robbers broke into the Kanpur home of teacher Sharad Chandra Tripathi in the Shyamnagar area, held his wife and son hostage at gunpoint and knife-point, and looted jewelry and cash worth about 12 lakh rupees.
- The robbers appeared to have done prior reconnaissance — one told the boy he saw him going to school daily, and they opened only the cupboards containing valuables.
- The family also said one robber received a phone call during the robbery, and police are now examining mobile tower data, forensic fingerprints and questioning suspects, including a local man named Shiv Singh and a domestic worker's husband.
- Police teams, acting on the Police Commissioner's orders, are investigating to uncover the case.
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- Police questioning of suspects including Shiv Singh, domestic worker Priyanka and her husband
- Examination of mobile tower (BTS) data linked to the call received during the robbery
- Forensic fingerprint findings from the cupboards at the scene
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Named India · Devansh · Kanpur · Rachana · Sharad Chandra Tripathi · Priyanka · Raghubir Lal · Satyajeet Gupta · Shiv Singh · Vipin Tada
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