Student shoots himself dead with dad's gun

Bengaluru, Jan 13: A?19-year-old ITI student committed suicide by shooting himself with a single barrel gun at his house in Raghavendra Nagar here on Thursday morning.

The police said Bhuvan, a student of National Institute of Engineering in the city, shot himself in his chest with his father’s gun. He shot himself at the kitchen of his house after dropping his sister for tuitions in Kalyanagiri.

His father Ramaiah woke on hearing the gun shot and rushed Bhuvan to a private hospital. He died on the way. The Nazarbad police, who are investigating the case, suspect that Bhuvan ended his life over a failed love affair. The police said Bhuvan was on phone till late night on Wednesday and had called someone before taking the extreme step on Thursday morning.

The police are obtaining the call details of Bhuvan’s mobile phone. Police Commissioner Dr A Subramanyeshwar Rao said Bhuvan had not left a death note.