Shailendra Singh Sonkhiya

BHOPAL: A drunk man flew into a rage after his father refused to give him car keys for going out with friends, and shot himself in Awadhpuri on Wednesday night.

Shailendra Singh Sonkhiya (27), a resident of F-2/B-Block Shivlok Phase 4 covered campus colony in Khajuri Kalan, was an MBA graduate. He was presently jobless.

SHO Awadhpuri ML Bhati said Shailendra, wanted to have a birthday bash with his friends. His birthday was on April 1, but he could not celebrate then as his grandfather was hospitalised.

Both of his parents Bhupendra and Geeta Singh are government teachers at Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh . They are here to attend to his ailing grandfather, who is suffering from lung infection.

Bhati said, on the fateful night, Shailendra took Rs 4,000 from his wife and wanted to go out on a booze party with friends. Shailendra’s father was aware of his drinking habit and knew that Shailendra would not stop for 2-3 days, once he started drinking.

When Shailendra asked for car keys, his father Bhupendra refused fearing that he might meet with an accident after getting drunk. This led to arguments in the family and Shailendra broke the LED TV and sofa set. He then went downstairs and returned after 10 minutes. He asked for a glass of water and went into his room. The family members thought that he had become normal now. Five minutes later, they heard a gunshot. When they rushed to the room, they found it locked.

The family members broke open his room’s door and rushed him to a hospital where he was declared brought dead. Awadhpuri police registered a case and started investigations.

Shailendra was the eldest among three brothers. His brother Mrigendra Singh is in a private job in Pune while the youngest one Vishvendra is pursuing LLB from Indore.

Shailendra’s uncle Ajendra Singh reside in Bhopal and is a government teacher in Raisen. Another uncle runs an electronic shop in Piplani.

SHO Bhati said Shailendra had a love marriage three years ago. The couple resided in their flat in Awadhpuri. Shailendra was presently jobless and wanted to start his own business.

A neighbour Yogendra Sharma told TOI that Shailendra’s grandfather Rustam Singh resided with Ajendra. He suffered from lungs infection and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in front of BU. The family could not celebrate Shailendra’s birthday due to his grandfather’s illness on April 1.

Yogendra said on Wednesday the family planned a get together to celebrate Shailendra’s birthday. All family members gathered for a dinner except for Shailendra, who was out drinking with his friends.

Around 10 pm, he returned home and told his wife that he will go out on a booze party with his friends. He took Rs 4000 from her for the party. However, his father refused to give him car keys. This led to arguments in the family and Shailendra broke the LED TV and sofa set.

He then went downstairs and returned after 10 minutes. He asked for a glass of water and went into his room. The family members thought that he was normal now.

Five minutes later, the family heard a gunshot and they rushed to the room, only to find it locked from inside.

Yogendra said the family members then called the colony’s security guard and broke open the door. Shailendra was lying in a pool of blood on the bed. They rushed him to a private hospital in Awadhpuri where he was declared brought dead. He shot himself on right temple and the bullet pierced his head causing sudden death.

SHO Bhati said Shailednra shot himself with a country-made pistol, which he hid in his almirah. His family was not aware that he was having a pistol. How he got the pistol is yet to be ascertained.

