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This story is from July 23, 2021

Uttar Pradesh: Woman shoots self in Hardoi while clicking selfie with gun; father suspects foul play

A 26-year-old woman in Hardoi died of a gunshot wound while trying to click a selfie with a single-barrel gun of her father-in-law on Thursday night. The incident took place when the gun, which was loaded and the unsuspecting woman placed her finger on the trigger to pose for the selfie, went off.
Uttar Pradesh: Woman shoots self in Hardoi while clicking selfie with gun; father suspects foul play
Radhika Gupta
LUCKNOW: A 26-year-old woman in UP's Hardoi died of a gunshot wound while trying to click a selfie with a single-barrel gun of her father-in-law on Thursday night.
The incident took place when the gun, which was loaded and the unsuspecting woman placed her finger on the trigger to pose for the selfie, went off.
The bullet hit Radhika Gupta on her neck and she was rushed to hospital where the doctors pronounced her dead on arrival.

The victim 's father-in-law, Rajesh Gupta, told police that Radhika was married to his son Akash Gupta in May 2021.
The victim's father, however, has expressed apprehension of foul play and lodged a police complaint in this regard.
“We have a small jewellery business in the town. On Thursday, around 3pm, my son Akash brought back our 12-bore single-barrel gun that was submitted to the local police station during panchayat elections,” said Gupta, adding, "The gun was kept in the second-floor room where Radhika was trying to click selfie while holding it."

“Around 4pm, we heard the gunshot and ran upstairs to find that Radhika was hit by the bullet and rushed her to the nearest hospital where she succumbed to injuries. The phone's camera was found switched on in selfie mode,” Gupta told police.
Shahabad station house officer Shivshankar Singh said that the 12-bore single-barrel gun and mobile phone of the victim have been seized and sent for forensic examination.
“We have also recovered a photo of the victim with the gun, said to be clicked seconds before she was dead,” said, SHO Singh.
The body has been sent for post-mortem to be performed by a panel of doctors.
“We have noticed only a gunshot on the body and prima facie no signs of scuffle were found on the victim’s body,” said the SHO.
Police said that Akash, who was also interrogated, said that his wife got too excited seeing the gun.
“She had already taken photos with the gun, but she wanted more. Hence, during another selfie attempt the trigger got pressed,” he said.
SHO Singh also said that the father of the victim, Rakesh, has expressed apprehension of a foul play in the case and lodged a complaint of dowry death in the local police station.
A senior officer said that forensic experts will be asked to probe the case and if the need arises, the crime scene would be recreated.
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Pathikrit Chakraborty

Highly responsive to unfolding developments. Reports on crime, and terrorism in UP and also probes by National Investigation Agency (NIA), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED), Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Uttar Pradesh.

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