50-year-old found dead with three kids at home

PRAYAGRAJ: A man, his son and two daughters were found murdered at their home in Devapur, under Holagarh police station, around 35 kilometres from the city early Friday morning.
The deceased were identified as Lallan Prasad Pandey alias Vimlesh Pandey (50), his son Prince Pandey (18) and daughters — Shibu (19) and Somo (22). The four were found dead in separate rooms of the house in the morning.
Police said that Pandey ran a private clinic after obtaining a certificate from a medical practitioner.
The attackers also injured Pandey’s wife Usha Devi (45). She was admitted to Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital for treatment and her condition is stated to be critical.
The assailants used a sharp-edged weapon to kill the four.
Police suspect that there were at least four to five men who intruded into the house around midnight.
Police said that while they are yet to determine the motive behind the gruesome attack, but they are not ruling out a property dispute or an old enmity.
ASP (Soraon) Ashok Venket K told said, “While Pandey and Prince’s bodies were found in a room, Shibu and Somo were found dead in another room. Usha was found injured in the verandah of the house.”
ADG (Prayagraj zone) Prem Prakash, IG (Prayagraj range) KP Singh and Prayagraj SSP Abhishek Dixit reached the spot for investigation and a team of forensic experts was pressed into service.
The ASP said that the family’s neighbours found the bodies around 8.30am. “They thought of entering the house when nobody came out of the house after 8.30am. They got suspicious as the main door of the house was not locked from inside. When the villagers pushed open the door, they saw some bloodstains. Going inside the house, they spotted the bodies in separate rooms. Usha was found lying in the verandah, but was unable to speak,” he added.
Three police teams have been formed to crack the case. “It doesn’t appear as if any valuables were stolen from the house,” the ASP added.
As the new of the murders spread in Devapur, local residents gathered near the house out of curiosity. A few residents also raised their voice to protest against the rising crime in the area and urged the police to nab the culprits at the earliest.