Former bouncer kills two sisters-in-law in Raipur after dispute with spouse

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A 33-year-old former bouncer shot useless his two sisters-in-law at his in-laws’ residence in Raipur on Tuesday evening (Might 5, 2026), mentioned the police. Prima facie, repeated quarrels between the accused and his spouse escalated into the incident.

The accused, Jitendra Verma, pumped bullets into Geetanjali (26) and Durgeshwari (24) — each sisters of his spouse, Khileshwari — at their residence round 9:30 p.m. The incident befell simply hours after Khileshwari had a battle with Verma and went to her maternal house together with the couple’s one-year-old daughter.

A police officer mentioned that Verma reached Khileshwari’s dad and mom’ house, the place he discovered the 2 victims and their mom, with whom he argued over his demand to satisfy his daughter.

“He then pulled out his licensed pistol, and whereas they tried to cease him, he fired one bullet that hit Geetanjali within the neck. When Durgeshwari tried to run away, he shot at her from a distance. The bullet struck her within the head after which exited,” the officer added.

The duo’s aged mom, who was current, alerted the police. A police crew arrived on the scene and rushed the victims to a close-by hospital, the place Geetanjali died throughout therapy, whereas Durgeshwari handed away on Wednesday morning (Might 6, 2026), in response to the police.

The officer added that Verma obtained a licensed pistol from the authorities six years in the past when he labored as a bouncer. Initially, he acquired a license for a 12-bore gun, and in 2022, he acquired a licensed pistol. Nonetheless, a few years later, he misplaced his job as a bouncer and commenced working as a plumber, at the same time as he continued to “freelance” as a bouncer.

The accused has been arrested and the homicide weapon, the licensed pistol, and two magazines have been seized, together with a pistol from him.

Preliminary investigations revealed that there have been frequent fights between Verma and his spouse. She had even verbally knowledgeable the police that he would abuse and assault her when he was in an inebriated state however didn’t proceed with submitting a proper grievance.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Mayank Gurjar said {that a} homicide case has been registered on the Pandri police station, and the accused has been arrested.

Printed – Might 07, 2026 08:44 am IST