A day after three members of a family were shot dead in broad daylight in Lucknow, Police Commissioner Tarun Gauba Tuesday suspended the Station House Officer (SHO) of Saadatganj police station and the in-charge of the Kashmiri Mohalla police outpost for negligence in the discharge of their duties.The action came after family members of the victims and local residents staged a protest, accusing the two officials of failing to act on repeated complaints against their neighbours.Gauba confirmed the suspensions to The Indian Express. SHO Santosh Kumar Arya and Sub-Inspector Ajay Chaurasia, in-charge of the Kashmiri Mohalla police outpost, have been suspended, and a departmental inquiry has been ordered into the charges against them.Parking dispute turns fatalOn Monday, Rishabh Shukla, 34, who reportedly works with the Merchant Navy, allegedly opened fire on his neighbours in Lucknow’s Old City area, killing Shivaji Tiwari, 63; his brother Shivendra, 54; and Shivaji’s son Suyash, 29. Shukla was arrested at the scene. Police said he allegedly used an illegal pistol. Police personnel inspect the site where three people were killed in a firing incident following a clash over a parking spot in Saadatganj, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. (PTI Photo)Gauba told The Indian Express that the incident began after a member of the Tiwari family parked a car in front of their house, which Shukla objected to.According to an eyewitness, the argument between neighbours snowballed. At one point, Shukla ran into his home and returned with a pistol. He allegedly opened fire on the neighbours, continuing to fire till the gun’s magazine was empty.‘Police ignored repeated complaints’The protest began after the bodies of the three victims arrived at their home on Tuesday morning. Family members and local residents staged a dharna on the road, alleging that the two police officers had failed to act on repeated complaints lodged by Shivaji and Shivendra against Shukla and his family.Story continues below this adShivendra’s wife, Ruchi, alleged that Shukla, his uncle Rajesh and other members of their family had been harassing them for a long time, picking fights over minor issues and getting into physical altercations.The dispute had intensified over the past two months after the local corporator began constructing a concrete enclosure around an old banyan tree in front of the houses. Locals gather there daily to offer prayers to the tree. While the Tiwaris supported the construction, the Shuklas opposed it, police said.An officer said local police had intervened twice in disputes between the families and issued warnings. Construction of the enclosure had also been halted for the past few weeks amid the dispute.Residents alleged that the police had failed to take adequate action despite repeated complaints. They said timely intervention could have prevented the killings.Story continues below this adPolice said Suyash ran an electrical hardware business and was to get married on December 5. His father, Shivaji, was a retired Secretariat official, while his uncle worked as non-teaching staff at Lucknow University.