MP: 17-year-old trainee at shooting academy dies by suicide; probe on

According to Ratibad police, the trainee came to the shooting academy in the evening after practice and was sitting with his shotgun in the rest room.

Updated on: Dec 2, 2024, 15:24:34 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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A 17-year-old trainee at a shooting academy in Madhya Pradesh shot himself in the rest room of the facility in Bishan Khedi area of Bhopal on Sunday evening. The police have not found any suicide note but family members of the deceased said he took this step after allegedly having some argument with seniors.

According to Ratibad police, the trainee came to the shooting academy in the evening after practice and was sitting with his shotgun in the rest room. He shot in his chest and security guards saw him in a pool of blood.

The academy officials immediately informed the Ratibad police station about it and an investigation has been launched.

The whole incident was recorded on a CCTV camera installed in the rest room. In the footage, the boy was seen pulling the trigger with his toes. The victim’s father is a district sports officer.

Talking to the media, his uncle said, “He had a dispute with his seniors on some issue. He was depressed. After which we talked to him over the phone for several hours to convince him that we would handle everything. We advised him to complain to the coach, but he was not ready to listen to us, so his father and I left for Bhopal from Ashok Nagar. But the police informed us about the death when we were on the way.”

The sports department officers couldn’t be contacted for comments.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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