LUCKNOW, Oct. 26 -- Under

the shade of an ancient banyan tree in Lucknow's Saadatganj, a squabble over a parked car and a freshly cemented platform turned into a bloodbath in broad daylight on Monday, as three men of one family were gunned down within minutes of each other, allegedly by a neighbour living barely 10 metres away, police said.

Police said the accused, an ex-merchant navy officer, allegedly opened fire during an argument over parking on a vacant plot. The three victims were rushed to the King George's Medical University (KGMU) Trauma Centre, where all of them succumbed to their injuries.

The incident took place around 10:30 am near the banyan tree in Brahmani Tola, Naubasta. Heavy police force was deployed in the area and ...