Man live-streams suicide attempt on Facebook

Tribune News Service

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Muktsar, February 2

A native of Bhuttiwala village in Gidderbaha segment live-streamed his suicide attempt on Facebook here today.

Upset over a land dispute with his paternal uncle, a retired naib tehsildar shot himself in the chest. However, doctors managed to save him.

Gurtej Singh Dhillon (25), in his Facebook video, alleged that his uncle had cheated his father by illegally transferring their four acres in his family’s name in 2008-09.

Dhillon went to his fields around 1.30 pm, prepared a suicide note and went live on Facebook. He first narrated the dispute with his uncle and then opened fire from his licensed revolver.

In the video, he even demanded a judicial probe into the land illegally transferred by his uncle. He claimed that the actual cost of land was about Rs 1 crore, which his uncle illegally transferred on the pretext of getting sanctioned a bank loan. “We still have possession of the land. Nobody wants to die. Even I have young kids. Now, the uncle’s family is threatening us. My uncle’s daughter-in-law has threatened my sister settled abroad, saying they would ask the police to act against us,” said the victim in his video.

He further alleged, “My uncle was a tehsildar and the revenue department officials were working under him, thus they cheated us. He has made properties worth Rs 7-8 crore. The source of income should be investigated. He has 30 acres here in the village and one house each in Patiala and Zirakpur in his daughter’s name. Besides, he has a plot worth Rs 50 lakh in Muktsar. Is the government unaware of it?”

Muktsar SSP Sushil Kumar said, “A case will be registered after recording the victim’s statement.”

Dr Mukesh Bansal said, “The shrapnel inside the chest has been removed. He is stable now.”

Sources claimed that the police had been informed about the land dispute, but they failed to resolve it.