Pune: 26-year-old man shoots himself dead in Kharadi lodge, police register case

A 26-year-old man died by suicide in a lodge in Pune's Kharadi area, shooting himself in the head with a country-made pistol. The deceased has been identified as Akshay Kalidas Kamble. He was a resident of Purvarang Society in Perne Phata, Haveli taluka.

The incident took place at around 2.10 pm on October 29, in room number 302 on the third floor of Hotel Gaurav Residency in Tuljabhavani Nagar, Kharadi. Akshay worked on contract at a State Bank of India office in the Bhima Koregaon area.

Senior Police Inspector Sanjay Chavan of Kharadi police station said Akshay had booked the room from October 27 to 29. He reached the lodge at around 12 noon on October 27. On October 29, after the check-out time had passed, the lodge staff knocked on his door. When there was no response from inside, the staff opened the door with a duplicate key. Akshay was found with a bullet wound to the head, with a country-made pistol lying beside him. According to police, when the hotel management opened the room, the pistol was in his hand and he was lying on the floor.

According to preliminary information, Akshay fired a single shot from the pistol. Chavan said he was depressed because he had been unable to get married and was facing money problems. He also said there was no quarrel of any kind in Akshay's family.

Police also said it is being claimed that the young woman Akshay loved had married someone else. He is believed to have taken the step out of this despair. According to police, before ending his life he sent a last message to his friends. It said this was their last meeting and that they would meet again in the next life.

Assistant Police Inspector Meera Laxman Chavan of Kharadi police station has filed a complaint in the matter. On that basis, a case has been registered under case number 380/2026 under Section 3(25) of the Arms Act and Section 37(1)(3) read with Section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act.