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- A man named Arvind Singh shot his wife, son, and two priests during a domestic dispute over a religious ceremony at his home in Azamgarh.
- The perpetrator then barricaded himself in a room with his children and continued firing at police.
- Police eventually entered the premises and shot the assailant during an exchange of gunfire.
- Both the assailant and his son succumbed to their injuries at the hospital, while two other children were rescued.
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- Ongoing forensic investigation of the crime scene
- Official police report on the handling of the hostage situation
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Named India · Akhilesh Mishra · Azamgarh · Babita Singh · Mahendra Pathak · Anil Kumar · Arvind Singh · Chirag Jain · Uttar Pradesh Police
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