17-yr-old girl shoots self dead with dad’s pistol

LUDHIANA:A 17-year-old girl allegedly shot herself in the throat with the licensed pistol of her father in Mundian on Wednesday night. Police said the girl, a student of Class 12, was upset due to poor performance in academics and was undergoing treatment for depression.

Her father, who is a farmer, said they were sitting outside in the verandah while their daughter was inside. They suddenly heard a gunshot and ran inside, where they found their daughter lying on the floor in a pool of blood. The family rushed the girl to a local hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead.

Assistant sub-inspector Harbhajan Singh said police have initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC on her father’s statement. HTC