Mentally ill man commits suicide

A mentally challenged man today committed suicide by shooting himself with a country-made pistol in Munshiganj locality here, police said.

Ajai Tiwari (35), who was mentally disturbed for the past seven years and was undergoing treatment in Lucknow, shot himself on the terrace of his house this morning, leading to his death on the spot, they said.

The police is probing the matter.