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Ahmedabad Couple Dead in High-Rise Shooting as Police Examine Accidental Firing Claim

Police cite preliminary signs of an accidental discharge pending forensic and postmortem confirmation.

Overview

  • Yashrajsinh Gohil and his wife, Rajeshwari, were found dead late Wednesday in their fifth-floor flat at NRI Tower in Ahmedabad’s Bodakdev area.
  • Police say a licensed revolver is believed to have discharged inside the bedroom, fatally injuring the wife, after which the husband shot himself.
  • An EMT from the 108 service arrived and declared the woman dead, then heard a subsequent gunshot inside the flat where the husband was found with a self-inflicted wound.
  • The revolver has been seized for ballistic examination, an Accidental Death report has been registered, and statements—including from the husband’s mother—have been recorded.
  • The couple, married about two months and living with his mother, had returned from a social gathering; investigators report no prior complaints and are reviewing call logs and licence records.