Lucknow: Neighbours of Manas Bajpai said they did not hear any gunshots despite multiple rounds being fired inside the house, learning of the incident only after noticing a WhatsApp status posted from his account. Residents said the home is situated along a busy road where heavy traffic and constant ambient noise often drown out sounds from inside nearby buildings.Luv Kush, who runs a restaurant from the same premises, said he was alerted when a friend of Bajpai called after seeing the status. Shortly after, Bajpai’s maternal uncle’s son also arrived, having seen the same post. “We knocked on the door and rang the bell several times, but there was no response,” Luv Kush said.The group went to the terrace to check for movement but found no one. They then forced open the door and discovered the occupants unconscious.Another neighbour, Ankur, said residents initially had no idea a shooting had taken place. “We first saw the WhatsApp status and got the information,” he said. They tried calling Bajpai without success, broke open the door, and found the occupants dead, with a pistol nearby.Ankur said they contacted Bajpai’s wife before realising she had already been killed. Neighbours described Bajpai as polite but said he appeared increasingly disturbed in recent months amid family and marital disputes.
