Retired banker found murdered in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: Unidentified miscreants allegedly murdered a retired banker at his house in Madiaon police station area on Thursday barely few metres from the police outpost.
ADCP North Prachi Singh said the man was identified as Lalit Mohan Pandey (74). “He was a retired banker. He seems to have been attacked by some sharp-edged weapon,” she said.
As per reports, Pandey of sector B colony (near Ramram Bankpolice outpost) was all alone at his house after his wife Preeti left for an evening walk around 4 pm.She returned home between 5.30 pm and 6 pm and found him lying in a pool of blood and dead. She started crying, hearing which the neighbors assembled and the police were called. Initial investigation revealed that Pandey had deep cut wounds at his cheek and at his hand besides several cuts at his body part, said the police.
Pandey retired from the service in 2007. His son lives outside Lucknow where he works with some organization. The police pressed a sniffer dog to get a clue but failed to get any .
“The articles were found lying strewn across the floor in the house. The miscreants used some sharp-edged weapons,” said the police. Sources said insider’s role in the murder could not be ruled out.
CP, Lucknow, DK Thakur, who also visited the crime scene, told TOI that the act seems to be the handiwork of only one miscreant.