Ballia: Gun house operator Nandlal Gupta shot himself with his license revolver at around 3 pm on Wednesday afternoon at Station Mall Godam Road in the city, killing him instantly. He was troubled by usurers. Before the incident, he had closed the gate of the shop, after that he uploaded the video on Facebook, then fired on the right temple. Hearing the sound of the bullet, the people around reached the spot.
The police seized the revolver that fell on the floor. The businessman had also kept a list on the table in front, in which the names of all the usurers were also there. There is complete information about how much loan he had taken and who was troubling him. Detailed investigation has started. The footage of the CCTV camera installed at the shop has been seized, the footage was on all day.
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It is said that shortly before the incident, some people had come to the shop in a blue luxury car. The businessman also had a conversation with him, the businessman committed suicide as soon as he left. The CCTV footage installed at the shop and the video uploaded on Facebook have been secured by the police.
In the video addressed to the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister, the businessman has described himself as being harassed by usurers. The businessman uploaded the video while sitting at his shop. The gun house is at the bottom of the three-storey building, while his family lives on the rest of the floors above.
The family consists of wife Moni Gupta, mother Sushila Devi and 12-year-old daughter Gungun and 10-year-old son Naitik. Krishna Murari was his elder brother, he lives in Lucknow while younger brother Shailesh Gupta also lived elsewhere in the city. The police have recorded the statement of the relatives. The forensic team has also completed the investigation. The process of registering the case is going on till late evening.
The businessman said these things in the video
Nandlal, director of Ballia Arms Corporation, said in the video before committing suicide that he was being unnecessarily harassed, he had taken money from some people on interest, but has also paid more than the principal amount. As many people are there, they have troubled you a lot. May justice be done to me. Even my house has been written. I don’t want to live Do good to my family and children. I just don’t need anything else…
Business was going well, many white collar lost their eyes
According to police sources, guns and cartridges were sold in the gun house. Business was running fine. Every month there was a good sale, which is why the shop was also noticed by many white-collar people. This shop is about one and a half decade old.
Abhimanyu Kumar Kashyap, a seven-year-old employee who worked with Nandlal, said he was not present at the time of the incident as he had gone to his grandfather’s funeral. He had to come when he got a call from the police. He used to report daily stock purchase and sale to the police department, this was his big responsibility.
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Additional Superintendent of Police Durga Prasad Tiwari said that the statement of the businessman’s family has been taken. He is not in a position to say anything now. Investigation is being done from every point, action will be taken against whoever is guilty.