MP’s nephew dies by suicide after accidentally shooting wife in Ahmedabad: Police

A Member of Parliament’s nephew died by suicide late on Wednesday night after accidentally shooting his wife dead with his licensed revolver their Ahmedabad residence in Gujarat

Published on: Jan 22, 2026, 19:52:36 IST

By Maulik Pathak

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Ahmedabad: A Member of Parliament’s nephew died by suicide late on Wednesday night after accidentally shooting his wife dead with his licensed revolver at their Ahmedabad residence in Gujarat, police said.

ACP Brahmbhatt said the husband shot himself in the presence of his mother and medical staff. (Representative photo)

The couple had been married for about two months and were living with the husband’s mother.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Jayesh Brahmbhatt said the preliminary inquiry and the statement of the mother indicate that the firing was accidental. Both bodies have been sent for postmortem to ascertain the exact sequence of events.

ACP Brahmbhatt said the husband shot himself in the presence of his mother and medical staff.

“On Wednesday night, the couple returned home after attending a social function. According to the building’s security guard, they appeared normal and went straight to their flat. At around 11.45 pm, while the couple was in their bedroom, a bullet was discharged from the man’s revolver and struck his wife near the neck. He immediately informed his mother, who was in another room, and called the 108 emergency ambulance service,” an officer said.

A person close to the family said the husband was checking his licensed revolver when it accidentally fired. After ambulance staff declared the wife dead, he was unable to cope with the shock and shot himself with the same firearm.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Maulik Pathak
He is an Ahmedabad-based journalist with more than two decades of experience. His career spans business journalism and general news, with reporting across politics, crime, governance, public policy, business, industry, infrastructure, energy, ports, aviation, the environment, wildlife and social issues. He began his career in feature writing before moving into business journalism, reporting on companies and sectors including energy, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, automobiles and real estate. Over the years, his work expanded to politics, courts, crime, public policy, civic affairs, the environment and wildlife. His reporting has taken him from government offices and courtrooms to factory floors, ports, forests and remote villages, covering stories that range from industrial investments and financial markets to elections, conservation and issues affecting everyday life. While many assignments demand the pace of the daily news cycle, others require sustained reporting over months and years to follow developments beyond the headlines. He started his journalism career with the Asian Age in Ahmedabad in 2002 as a feature writer and sub-editor. Since 2022, he has been working with Hindustan Times. Earlier, he worked with Business Standard, DNA, The Economic Times, Mint and The Times of India. His longest stint was with Mint, where he spent more than eight years reporting across multiple beats. During his career, he has worked in both reporting and editing roles, contributing to page planning, local editions and special editorial projects as newsrooms evolved from print-first operations to digital publishing. Early in his career, he also worked on media and documentary projects with an NGO and as a copywriter at a communications agency before returning to journalism. Away from work, he sometimes makes time for a pair of binoculars, table tennis, cinema and the occasional poem.Read More

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