LUCKNOW, May 5 -- A 19-year-old neighbour, prime suspect in the killing of a woman and her four children, was shot dead in a police encounter near the Neveria Bypass in Ambedkar Nagar early Monday. Two police personnel were also injured in the firefight. The accused, Aamir, was the central figure in a harrowing case that shocked the district since the victims' bodies were first discovered on May 2. A combination of obsessive affection and greed for property is suspected to have triggered the killings, officials said. The quintuple murder took place in Miranpur locality. The victims were identified as Ghaziya Khatun, 34, and her children - Shafeeq, 14, Saud, 12, Umar, 10, and Sadia, 8. Khatun's husband, Niyaz, has been living in Saudi Arabia for past four years. When the bodies of the four children were found on May 2, the mother was initially suspected to be behind the act. However, the narrative changed a day later when the woman's body was found dumped in a drain, indicating that she too was a victim of the same perpetrator. According to police, Aamir, who lived around 400 metres from the victims' house, wanted to marry Khatun and gain control of her property. However, she refused his proposal. Investigators said tensions escalated on May 2, when Aamir allegedly assaulted the family. Khatun lost consciousness during the attack, after which he allegedly killed all four children. When she regained consciousness and raised an alarm, he allegedly murdered her as well. Aamir dragged Khatun's body nearly 200 metres and dumped it in a drain, trying to create the impression that the mother had killed her children and fled. The case took a dramatic turn on Sunday when Khatun's body was recovered. The police began probing the case as a homicide. Aamir soon emerged as the prime suspect, especially after it was found that he had been missing since the day of the murders. SP Prachi Singh said a tip-off was received about Aamir's presence near Neveria Bypass. "When signalled to stop, he attempted to flee. During the chase, he fell and opened fire at the police team," she said. "In retaliatory firing, Aamir sustained a bullet injury to the chest. He was rushed to the district hospital, where doctors declared him dead," she added....