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Lucknow's 'Blue Drum' Horror: NEET pressure, jewellery theft, business feud led to son's brutal killing of father?

February 24, 2026

In a shocking incident in Lucknow, 21-year-old Akshat Pratap Singh brutally murdered his father, Manvendra Pratap Singh, a successful businessman, amid tensions over family business ambitions and academic pressure. After shooting his father, Akshat dismembered the body and concealed it in a blue drum, revealing a complex motive involving inheritance disputes over their path lab and liquor businesses.

Lucknow's 'Blue Drum' Horror: NEET pressure, jewellery theft, business feud led to son's brutal killing of father?

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Akshat Pratap Singh killed his father and dismembered the body.
The murder stemmed from a conflict over family business ambitions and NEET exam pressure.
Victim Manvendra Pratap Singh was a successful businessman with labs and liquor stores.
Akshat initially claimed he acted out of academic pressure before deeper motives emerged.

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Lucknow's 'Blue Drum' Horror: NEET pressure, jewellery theft, business feud led to son's brutal killing of father?

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