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Loss in business leads man to shoot self in Bhajanpura

After a preliminary inquiry, as the police did not find anything suspicious it is being considered as a case of suicide. No suicide note was found from the deceased, who has been identified as Yogendra alias Rinku, 42.

Loss in business leads man to shoot self in Bhajanpura

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In a shocking incident, a businessman committed suicide by shooting himself in the head late on Tuesday night at his house in Maujpur area of Bhajanpura, Northeast Delhi.

Giving the information, a senior police official said, “After receiving the information about the suicide, a team of local police reached the spot and rushed the blood-soaked man to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead by the doctors.”

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“No suicide note was found from the deceased, who has been identified as Yogendra alias Rinku, 42. However, the police came to know that he had suffered a big loss in his business  through his relatives. Due to this, he went into depression,” the police official said. 

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“During the preliminary inquiry, the police did not find anything suspicious. This is why it is being considered as a case of suicide,” he further added.

The police also recovered a country-made pistol from the deceased, which was found to be illegal. A case has been registered in this regard and efforts are being made to find the source of the recovered illegal weapon.

The deceased lived in the Maujpur area in a joint family. He owned a factory making jeans in the Loni area, which is said to be running in big losses for a long time. The incident stunned other family members. Hearing the loud noise of a gunshot when they reached Rinku’s room, they found him lying unconscious in a pool of blood. He was holding a country-made pistol in his hand.

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