Overview
- Police said the 18-year-old locked himself in a first-floor room in Dhoommanikpur on Saturday afternoon and was taken to a nearby private hospital, where he was declared dead.
- Officers reported the student had factory-reset his phone and damaged his laptop before the incident, and both devices have been seized for data recovery.
- No suicide note was recovered, and police said family members had not noticed any recent changes in his behavior.
- The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, and police said further legal action will follow once reports are received.
- Investigators confirmed the pistol belonged to the student’s father, a licensed firearm owner, and noted the family also keeps a rifle.