After hacking newly-wed brother, his bride & 3 others to death, man shoots self in UP’s Mainpuri

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Mainpuri: A man allegedly hacked five people to death, including his newly-wed brother and his bride, and injured three others of his family before dying by suicide in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh late Friday...

Local police are still trying to ascertain the motive behind Shiv Veer Yadavs attack..

A First Information Report was registered on Yadavs father Subhashs complaint...

Anil Kumar Singh, inspector in-charge of Kishni Police Station in Mainpuri, told ThePrint that late at night, Yadav allegedly went to the first-floor bedroom and hacked Sonu and his wife to death with a long-handled axe...

Then, he allegedly attacked his youngest brother, 18-year-old Bhullan, his brother-in-law Saurabh, and friend Deepak, who were asleep on the ground floor, killing them right away.. Yadav allegedly went on to attack Dolly, 26-year-old sister Priyanka, and Subhash, injuring them..

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