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Tragic! 15-year-old boy who shot himself while taking selfie dies

Updated on: 01 May,2016 10:19 PM IST  | 
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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

Tragic! 15-year-old boy who shot himself while taking selfie dies

Pathankot: 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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