Arms dealer's suicide: UP Police files FIR against 18 people

Updated: Feb 2 2023 11:27PM

Ballia (UP), Feb 2 (PTI) A day after an arms dealer shot himself dead while live streaming the incident on Facebook, police on Thursday lodged an FIR against 18 people in connection with the suicide.

Police sources said here that arms dealer Nand Lal Gupta (45) died by suicide by shooting himself in his shop on Railway Station Road on Wednesday afternoon.

Gupta, owner of a gun shop, did a 'Facebook Live' before taking the extreme step.

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