19 year old shot himself while video-chatting with Girlfriend

A 19-year-old intermediate student from Patna shot himself in his bedroom while video chatting with his girlfriend on WhatsApp in early hours of Monday, police said

Police said Akash Kumar alias Bunty, a resident of Saichak, apparently committed suicide after his girlfriend sought time to convince her parents about the couple getting married.

This is the second reported case of a person apparently committing suicide on live video in Bihar.

"When we recovered Bunty's cell phone and checked, we were shocked to discover that he was video chatting with his girlfriend live as he shot himself. His girlfriend also confirmed that they were video chatting and had an argument when Bunty suddenly pulled out a gun and shot himself," DSP (Phulwarisharif) Ramakant Prasad said.

The couple began their video chat late Sunday and the shot was fired around 3am, the police said.

Police said during their chat Bunty kept insisting the girl give her consent to marry him. When she sought more time, he began threatening that he would end his life. "She tried her best to convince and pacify him but he took the extreme step and ended his life," the DSP said.