Cousin records as man shoots self while loading pistol in Delhi; video goes viral
New Delhi (PTI): A 28-year-old man allegedly shot himself in the chest while his cousin was recording a video of him loading a pistol in east Delhi's Dallupura, police said on Tuesday.
The incident came to light on March 16 after information about a medico-legal case of a gunshot injury was received at the New Ashok Nagar police station from the Dharamshila Hospital in Vasundhara Enclave, they said.
On reaching the hospital, police found that Pawan Kumar, a resident of Dallupura village, had been admitted there in an unconscious state with a gunshot wound on the left side of his chest.
Doctors declared him dead during treatment, police said.
According to police, the incident was captured on camera, even though the person filming, Himanshu, a cousin of the deceased, appeared unaware of Pawan’s intentions.
In the video, which has gone viral on social media, Pawan can be seen inserting a magazine into a licensed pistol and loading the weapon, while Himanshu can be heard advising him on handling the firearm and cautioning him against firing it.
Moments later, Pawan places the pistol against the left side of his chest, briefly looks towards the camera and pulls the trigger, collapsing on the ground as Himashu expresses shock.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that the pistol belonged to Himanshu. The weapon, along with 10 live cartridges, has been seized, police said.
The mobile phone used to record the video has been taken into possession, while relevant exhibits have also been collected from the scene, they said.
The body has been shifted to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital for post-mortem examination.
Police have registered a case under Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the BNS and relevant provisions of the Arms Act at the New Ashok Nagar police station.
Further investigation is underway, police said.
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Guests attack bride, groom after not being served liquor at wedding in MP village
Gwalior (PTI): Upset at not being served liquor, a group of guests at a wedding in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district allegedly assaulted the bride, groom and their family members, police said.
Some members of the groom's family suffered injuries in the incident that occurred on Tuesday night in Patai village under the Aron police station area. The accused also allegedly stole household items and money during the assault, a police official said on Wednesday.
Local resident Mahesh Jatav was getting married when his neighbours demanded that they be served liquor during the celebration, which led to a dispute, City Superintendent of Police Manish Yadav told reporters.
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The groom’s refusal to provide or fund liquor at the wedding sparked a dispute that soon turned into a physical altercation between the two sides.
Ther groom's mother, Sheela, told reporters that after the bride arrived at their home, some rituals were underway when a few neighbours arrived there and began demanding money from her son for liquor.
When they were denied money to buy liquor, the neighbours beat up her family members, including the groom, she alleged.
As she tried to intervene, the neighbours also assaulted her, her husband, and the bride, Jatav's mother charged.
A probe was underway into the incident, the police said.
