Man in Punjab dies as loaded pistol goes off while getting up from sofa, watch
An NRI died at his own residence in Punjab as a loaded gun went off firing a bullet into his stomach while he was getting up from the sofa on Monday.
Punjab: A man in Punjab died on Monday when a loaded gun went off, firing a bullet into his stomach while he was getting up from the sofa.
The victim, Harpinder Singh alias Sonu, was an NRI who had recently settled in Dhani Sucha Singh village.
The CCTV footage of the incident shows the whole scene of the happening and family members can be seen rushing towards him after hearing the gunshot and assisting him in getting out of the room as soon as possible.
Soon, Sonu was rushed to the government hospital, where doctors suggested taking him to another hospital, but he died while being taken to Bathinda.
Later, Harpinder’s body was sent for a postmortem.
According to the reports, Station House Officer Ravinder Sharma of Sadar Police Station recorded the statement of Harpinder’s father, Darshan Singh, and, after taking action under Section 194 of the BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita), handed over the body to the family.
Harpinder’s funeral was held on Tuesday in the presence of many people including some leaders and workers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He has a two-year-old daughter.
Watch the video here:
NRI died in Dhani Sucha Singh village with his holstered gun going off while he was rising from a sofa. The entire ordeal was recorded by the home’s #CCTV cameras.#viralVideo #punjab pic.twitter.com/HvuWpYSVXK
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