A man in Shambhupur village in Azamgarh district (a region in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh) shot and killed his wife and two priests on Tuesday after a dispute over a religious ceremony, then barricaded himself inside his home with three children. The suspect, Arvind Singh, had objected to rituals being conducted by the priests at his mother's invitation to honour the soul of his deceased brother; the victims were identified as his wife Babita, 34, and priests Mahendra Pathak, 60, and Akhilesh Mishra, 51. During a standoff with police and the Special Operations Group, Singh shot one of his own children, prompting officers to open fire; both Singh and the child later died in hospital, while the remaining two children were safely evacuated.