NEW DELHI: “Chalana mat bhai” warned the cousin filming the video. Moments later, despite a second alarm — “Arey, nahi” — a 28-year-old man allegedly shot himself in the chest while recording a video of himself loading a pistol in east Delhi’s Dallupura, police said on Tuesday. According to news agency PTI, the incident came to light on Monday after police at New Ashok Nagar station received information from Dharamshila Hospital in Vasundhara Enclave about a medico-legal case involving a gunshot injury. When officers reached the hospital, they found that Pawan Kumar, a resident of Dallupura village, had been admitted in an unconscious state with a gunshot wound on the left side of his chest. Doctors later declared him dead during treatment. Police say the incident was captured on camera, although the person filming — identified as Himanshu, a cousin of the deceased — appeared unaware of Pawan’s intentions. In the video, which has since circulated on social media, Pawan is seen inserting a magasine into a licensed pistol and loading the weapon. Himanshu can be heard advising him on handling the firearm and cautioning him against firing it. Moments later, Pawan places the pistol against the left side of his chest, briefly looks towards the camera and pulls the trigger, collapsing to the ground as Himanshu reacts in shock. A preliminary inquiry found that the pistol belonged to Himanshu. Police said the weapon, along with 10 live cartridges, has been seized. The mobile phone used to record the video has also been taken into possession, and investigators have collected other relevant evidence from the scene. The body has been sent to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Police have registered a case under Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant provisions of the Arms Act, at New Ashok Nagar police station.
