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Minor who shot himself while taking `selfie` dies
A 15-year-old boy who sustained a bullet injury to his head while taking a selfie with his father`s revolver, died on Sunday at a hospital in Ludhiana.
Pathankot: A 15-year-old boy who sustained a bullet injury to his head while taking a selfie with his father's revolver, died on Sunday at a hospital in Ludhiana.
"The boy, (Ramandeep Singh) died today in a private hospital in Ludhiana. His body will be brought here and post- mortem will be carried out at civil hospital in Pathankot," Pathankot Deputy Superintendent of Police (City) Manoj Kumar said today.
The teenager had sustained a bullet injury while taking a selfie with his mobile phone with a .32 bore revolver pointed to his head. The gun went off accidentally.
With the bullet lodged in his head, the critically injured teen was shifted to a hospital in Ludhiana.
The revolver belonged to Ramandeep's father Gurkirpal Singh, a property dealer.