Lucknow News: On February 20, 2026, BBA student Akshat Singh allegedly killed his father Manvendra Singh, 49, a liquor businessman and pathology lab owner in Lucknow’s affluent Ashiana area. The shooting took place with a licensed rifle and happened around 4:30 AM during an argument which was witnessed by Akshat’s younger sister, who was forced to keep quiet about what she saw. After killing his father, Akshat dismembered his father’s body with a saw in an orderly manner on the first floor of the house. He packed the torso and head, putting them in a blue plastic drum, and disposed of the limbs in a forest south of Sadrauna, approximately 21 kilometers from his house.
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Police Zero In on Trigger
Lucknow News: On February 24, the investigators took Akshat back to where the incident took place for reconstruction of the events that transpired to turn a domestic issue into one of horrific violence. Akshat indicates that years of having his father berate him regarding the NEET exam is the motivation for his actions, but the family disagrees with Akshat’s comments. Forensic experts will be analyzing bullet trajectories, blood spatter, and drag marks from the third floor of the residence down to the ground for evidence. The way that Akshat dismembered the deceased body indicates that he had thought out this process rather than acted out of fear; blood located on the stairway and inside his automobile are examples of his attempts to clean up after the commission of this horrible act.
The Cover-Up Unravels
While Akshat staged a “trip to Delhi” for his father, filed a missing person report on dad, and repeatedly cleaned up the family vehicle, neighbors became concerned about his actions being inconsistent with their memories of his father being missing—that is, until he confessed to police custody on February 23 and admitted to murdering his father before the police searched the residence and recovered a blue drum containing his father’s mutilated body with the head missing and covered in kerosene for burning. This led investigators to reconsider the similarities between the 2025 Meerut “blue drum” murders and the ways that media coverage may have influenced Akshat’s actions and decisions.
Investigation Updates
Forensic teams comb Sadrauna for parts, test car bloodstains, and map the scene for rage vs. deliberation. Akshat remains in custody as charges form under relevant IPC sections. This case highlights parental pressure’s dark side amid Lucknow’s rising family crimes.
