Overview
- Pawan Kumar, 28, suffered a gunshot to the left side of his chest in Dallupura, East Delhi, and was declared brought dead at Dharamshila Hospital.
- Delhi Police seized the licensed pistol and 10 live cartridges and took the cousin’s phone containing the video into custody.
- Footage recovered by police shows Pawan loading the magazine and cocking the weapon as the recorder warns him not to fire before he shoots himself.
- A case under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and relevant Arms Act provisions has been filed at New Ashok Nagar police station.
- Investigators say the clip was being filmed as a social-media reel, and crime and forensic teams have examined the scene and collected evidence as the probe continues.