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Chetram, 45, was shot by his daughter when he tried to fire at his son after an argument with his wife late on Monday night in Mitthauli village, they said.
“While Chetram, a retired Army soldier, died on the spot, his wife Rajkumari (38) and daughter Alka (19) are battling for their lives at a hospital,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shalabh Mathur said.
Alka told police that her father shot her mother with a pistol at around 11 pm on Monday. When she intervened, she was also shot, the officer said.
Then Chetram tried to shoot his 13-year-old son, Adarsh, but Alka snatched the pistol from him and shot him, he added.
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Alka is studying in Allahabad and had come home for two days. Adarsh is studying in a nearby school, he said.