# Post-mortem reveals murder in two ‘natural’ Lucknow deaths, seven arrested 2026-08-09T04:44:21+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Lucknow police arrested seven people after post-mortems revealed that two men whose deaths were initially thought to be natural had been murdered. In the first case, fintech employee Gyanendra Singh, 36, was found dead on August 6 in his locked car at Ashiana. A post-mortem showed a fatal head injury, and CCTV footage allegedly showed him fighting at a liquor shop. Police arrested Sachin alias China and Jitendra alias Jeetu. In the second case, Anil Kumar, 36, was found dead on August 3 in an empty plot at Bakshi Ka Talab with no visible injuries. A post-mortem again revealed a fatal head injury. CCTV footage allegedly showed him scuffling with five men who asked him for money to buy liquor. Police arrested Durgesh Yadav, Kuber Yadav alias Amar Yadav, Ranjit Rawat, Ramkesh Yadav and Awadhesh Yadav. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: autopsy, CCTV, crime, Lucknow, murder, police investigation Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/two-natural-deaths-in-lucknow-turn-out-to-be-murders/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/two-natural-deaths-in-lucknow-turn-out-to-be-murders/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.