Ex-DSP kills self with personal gun
A former police official, aged 73, allegedly shot himself useless along with his licenced gun at a kin’s residence within the state capital’s Gudamba space on Tuesday afternoon. Whereas police have been investigating the matter, the ex-cop’s kin stated he was affected by a renal illness and diabetes.
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The aged man had retired as a deputy superintendent of police in Farrukhabad district. Police and a forensic group reached the spot and recovered a licenced revolver, 5 cartridges and a bullet shell from the spot.
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A relative stated he was upset after his spouse died in 2012 in a highway accident in Sitapur. Twenty years in the past, his son had died in the same means in Moradabad. His nephew Anshul stated his maternal uncle was present process dialysis, the police added.
Anshul informed police that his uncle lived with him within the decrease part of his home. Gudamba inspector Girish Srivastava stated the ex-cop shot himself useless along with his licensed revolver round 4.45 pm. “The bullet pierced by way of the chest as an exit wound was seen on his again,” the inspector stated. The physique was despatched for postmortem. Anshul sells cosmetics close to Gudamba police station. The inspector stated that the physique has been despatched for autopsy.
