A Dalit school teacher named Sunil Kumar, his wife Poonam and their two children were shot dead at their rented home in Amethi on Thursday.

Chandan Verma, the prime accused in the Amethi murder case, was shot in the leg by police while attempting to escape by snatching an official's pistol during interrogation.

The accused, Chandan Verma, had posted a WhatsApp message stating that "five people will die, I will show you soon," indicating a plan to kill all four family members and then commit suicide, according to sources.

According to police, the accused, Chandan Verma, confessed to having an affair with the victim's wife, Poonam, for the past 1.5 years. However, the relationship had recently soured.

The horrific murder of four members of a family, identified as Sunil Kumar, 35, a government school teacher, his 32-year-old wife Poonam, and the couple's two daughters, Drishti and Suni, earlier on Thursday, drew the attention of authorities.

Police shoot man accused of killing Dalit family, recover pistol, leading to a scuffle resulting in leg injury.

As authorities investigate the gruesome murder of a family of four in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, new details emerge suggesting the accused, Chandan Verma, allegedly posted a WhatsApp status hinting at the killings days before the incident.