Amritsar, December 14

Even as the jeweller, identified as Sajan, a resident of Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar, was fighting for life at a private hospital here, the police have booked him under the Arms Act. He had attempted suicide by shooting himself in a hotel room on Mahna Singh Road falling under the Division-B police station here two days ago.

The incident came to light when hotel staff informed the police about the incident. The police found him lying in a pool of blood. Though the police found no suicide note from the spot, they recovered an illegal weapon from the spot which he used to shoot himself in the head.

ASI Lakhwinder Singh, investigating officer of the case, said police recovered a .38 bore pistol with four live cartridges, two magazines and an empty shell from the spot. — TNS