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Uttar Pradesh Police Kill Arvind Singh After Seven-Hour Standoff

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Uttar Pradesh police killed Arvind Singh (40) in a police encounter after a seven-hour standoff.
The standoff began after Singh shot his wife Babita (32) in Shambhuganj, Azamgarh.
Singh also killed priests Mahendra Pathak (60) and Akhilesh Mishra (50) during the attack.
He locked three children in a room, using his elder daughter as a shield.
His son Shaurya (8) died, while daughters Pari (10) and Saanvi (11 months) survived unharmed.

History

Historical Context

On 11 January 1982 Mumbai police officers Raja Tambat and Isaque Bagwan shot gangster Manya Surve in Wadala, marking the city’s first recorded police encounter. The killing inaugurated a pattern of “encounter” killings that rose sharply after the 1993 Mumbai bombings, with 622 alleged criminals killed in such incidents between 1982 and 2004. The practice remains controversial in India’s law-enforcement debate.

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Story summary

Uttar Pradesh police killed Arvind Singh (40) in a police encounter after a seven-hour standoff.
The standoff began after Singh shot his wife Babita (32) in Shambhuganj, Azamgarh.
Singh also killed priests Mahendra Pathak (60) and Akhilesh Mishra (50) during the attack.
He locked three children in a room, using his elder daughter as a shield.
His son Shaurya (8) died, while daughters Pari (10) and Saanvi (11 months) survived unharmed.

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