Mumbai: Realtor shoots self while showing off gun to friend

A 22-year-old real estate agent from Pratiksha Nagar died after he allegedly misfired a country-made revolver and shot himself while showing it off to a friend

A 22-year-old real estate agent from Pratiksha Nagar died after he allegedly misfired a country-made revolver and shot himself while showing it off to a friend. The police detained the friend, but let him off later in the day.

Police officials question Mangal Singh's neighbours in Adarsh Chawl in Pratiksha Nagar. Pic/Atul Kamble

Mangal Singh, a resident of Adarsh Chawl, Pratiksha Nagar, on Saturday invited a friend and colleague, Dinesh Namgude, home. After Namgude arrived at 11 am, Singh told him that he had recently bought a country-made revolver and offered to show it to him.

As he went on to demonstrate how the revolver worked, he allegedly misfired and shot himself in the chest. Namgude rushed him to Sion Hospital. He was later shifted to JJ Hospital, owing to the seriousness of his injury, but was declared dead there.

The police detained Nam-gude and recorded his statement, but gave him a clean chit and let him off. According to a police source, rushing Singh to the hospital, instead of fleeing the spot, had tilted the scales heavily in Namgude's favour.

The police have seized the revolver, and is investigating where Singh bought it from and for what reason. They are also ascertaining if he had any criminal antecedents.

Sunil Kadam, inspector, Wadala TT police station, said, "Since Namgude was given a clean chit, we have filed a case against Singh under Section 304A (causing death by negligence) of the IPC. We are investigating Singh's background."

According to the police, Singh's brother is lodged at the Taloja jail in a murder case. Singh is survived by his wife, who is in Uttar Pradesh.

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