A 63-year-old man from Gomastapur upazila of C’nawabganj district committed suicide by shooting himself on Tuesday morning, police said.
The victim was identified as Sharif Hossain, son of late Yahia of Deopura village of the upazila.
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Officer-in-charge (OC) of Gomastapur Police Station Dilip Kumar Das said Sharif used to live with his family on the second floor of his house. He shot himself in the head with his licensed gun in his bedroom around 11.30am on Tuesday.
His family members found Sharif's body in his room and informed the police.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to the district hospital morgue for an autopsy, the OC added.
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Family members said that Sharif Hossain was frustrated about his life.
However, police or family members could hardly venture even a guess as to why Sharif would choose this path.
Police are investigating the incident, he added.