# Two separate family murders in UP: father kills daughter in Pilibhit and Ghaziabad 2026-08-21T20:49:04+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets In two unrelated incidents in Uttar Pradesh, men killed family members after arguments. In Pilibhit, a 42-year-old man allegedly shot his 20-year-old daughter dead in Rampura Naugawan village on Friday. Police identified the accused as Ajay Pal Gangwar, who returned home intoxicated and argued with his daughter Anshika over an unspecified issue. He allegedly used an illegal firearm to shoot her in the head at point-blank range. He fled after the incident. Police are conducting raids and have registered a case based on a complaint from family members. In a separate incident in Ghaziabad, police said Raja Ansari allegedly killed his wife Bibi Tabassum and 15-year-old daughter Sana Tabassum and injured his 14-year-old daughter Ruby in Popular Vihar. The attack occurred late at night, and police received information around 12:15 am. Ruby is being treated at MG Hospital and is out of danger. Ansari has been taken into custody and is being questioned. Police said the motive appears to be a domestic dispute and investigations are ongoing. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Deccan Herald and ABP Live reported the facts of two separate family murders in Uttar Pradesh without editorialising. Deccan Herald's Pilibhit story leads with the father being intoxicated and using an illegal firearm, while ABP Live's Ghaziabad story leads with the horror and the injured daughter's survival. Neither source adopts a political stance. The coverage is neutral, focusing on police accounts. A careful reader should note that both incidents underscore the prevalence of domestic violence and firearm access, but the reports do not link them to broader policy debates. Watch for arrests and court proceedings. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - deccanherald.com (neutral report) Leads with the accused being intoxicated and using an illegal firearm, straight police account. - news.abplive.com (neutral report) Leads with horror and the injured daughter's survival, straight police account. This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-22T08:02:11+00:00. Tags: Ajay Pal Gangwar, Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh Police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/uttar-pradesh-man-kills-daughter-in-drunken-argument/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/uttar-pradesh-man-kills-daughter-in-drunken-argument/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/