More details have emerged regarding the gruesome blue drum murder in Lucknow, which saw a 21-year-old man allegedly kill and dismember his father in front of his sister following an argument.
Police said 49-year-old Manvendra Singh was shot dead by his son, Akshat, following an argument over the father’s insistence on pursuing the medical entrance exam.
The investigation has revealed that Akshat’s 17-year-old sister had witnessed the murder as she was in the room when she shot his father. However, Akshat warned his sister that she would suffer the same fate as her father if she told anyone about the murder.
Blue drum murder strikes UP, again.
— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) February 24, 2026
In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, 19-year-old Akshat Pratap Singh allegedly shot and killed his father, Manvendra Singh, before dismembering the body. He disposed of the severed limbs and stuffed the remaining torso into a… pic.twitter.com/olnII03Yju
Then, Akshat chopped his father’s body into pieces with a saw. He then poured the acid into the blue drum, into which he placed the severed body parts.
Neighbours reportedly told the police that after the father's murder, the son continued to play cricket while the daughter went to take her exams. According to a neighbour, the son filed a missing persons report on February 21 and told him that his father was missing. The neighbour also saw the minor girl go to take an exam after the murder.
Multiple people reported seeing Akshat playing cricket after the murder. They also reported to the police that Akshat was unperturbed.
Another neighbour, Udayveer Singh, who lives near the victim’s house, reported that the 17-year-old girl had frequented his house multiple times. “Even after her father's murder, the girl continued to visit her friend, Udayveer Singh's granddaughter, at his house to study. She also had food multiple times from the house,” Singh said, adding her behaviour was totally normal.
SK Singh, brother-in-law of the deceased Manvendra, said that the father and son constantly fought, and the fights were always about studies. The father constantly tried to reason with his son, telling him to study. “I can't understand how this happened. We came from Mahoba and then saw the son murder his father. We never expected the son to turn out like this," Singh said.
