Patna, Oct 3 (PTI) A 67-year-old man was found dead inside his car with a gunshot wound in Bihar’s capital Patna on Saturday morning, police said.
The car was found in Friends Colony in Rajeev Nagar police station area.
The deceased has been identified as Alok Kumar, a retired engineer who was a resident of Gonda police station area in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district.
“This morning, we received a call stating that an elderly man shot himself in Friends Colony. A police team went to the area and found the man dead in the driver’s seat with a gunshot wound, while a pistol was found at the spot,” Patna ASP (law and order-2) Sushma Sagar told reporters.
The deceased had come to Friends Colony two days ago to meet his sister, she said.
A forensic team conducted a detailed inspection of the spot and seized the firearm, an empty cartridge and other suspected articles, the ASP added.
The exact circumstances leading to the death could be established only after the forensic report is received, Sagar said.
“CCTV footage of the area is also being scrutinised. Further investigation is underway,” she added. PTI SUK ACD
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