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Bengaluru: 17-year-old student found shot dead

12:00 PM Sep 17, 2021 | Team Udayavani |

A 17-year-old youth was found lying in a pool of blood, in what is a suspected suicide at a BMTC bus stop near Indian Air Force Headquarters Training Command in RMV Second Stage on Friday morning.

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The deceased has been identified as Rahul Bandari, a class XI in the Army Public School.

As per the preliminary investigation, Rahul is suspected to have shot himself using his father’s licensed pistol.

Police said that Rahul was in the habit of going for a morning/night walk if he felt stressed. Last night, Rahul reportedly left home at around 3.30 am for a walk. He had even carried his father’s pistol kept in almirah without anybody noticing it. When he came to the bus stop, he allegedly shot himself.

The reason for his extreme step is not yet known.

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Rahul’s parents are shocked by this incident. He didn’t have any issues at home, he was also good at studies and had scored around 90 percent in his class X, the officer added.

A case of unnatural death has been registered by Sadashivanagar and further investigation is on.

 

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