India, Sept. 23 -- Three persons, including a woman and two priests, were killed after the woman's husband, Arvind Singh, allegedly opened fire following an argument during a puja at their house in Shambhupur village under the Aharoula police station area of Azamgarh district on Tuesday evening, police said.

Azamgarh SSP Anil Kumar said the initial probe revealed that Singh's family members, including his wife Babita, had organised the puja after observing that he was allegedly behaving abnormally and consuming alcohol heavily. "They believed he was under the influence of a ghost and organised the puja to address the problem. Singh was opposed to the ritual," the SSP said. When Singh returned home in the evening and saw the puja being pe...