Minor who shot himself while taking 'selfie' dies

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Press Trust of India Pathankot
Last Updated : May 01 2016 | 7:48 PM IST
A 15-year-old boy who sustained a bullet injury to his head while taking a selfie with his father's revolver, died today 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.
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First Published: May 01 2016 | 7:48 PM IST

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