Pune: The Kasba Peth man (38) inflicted bullet injury on himself in his rented accommodation following an argument with his wife to allegedly frame the latter in the case, police investigation revealed.Deputy commissioner of police (Zone I) Krushikesh Rawale told TOI, “We conducted a thorough inquiry into the matter and registered a suo motu case against the injured man for illegal possession of a firearm. He had procured a country-made pistol from someone in Ahilyanagar.”He said, “Our investigation into the firing revealed that the suspect had tried to blame his wife after using the pistol to shoot himself. The man claimed that she had attempted to kill him. But his wife’s statement to us was completely different.”The man, owner of a cellphone repair shop in Budhwar Peth, suffered bullet injuries around 10.30am on Monday. He and his wife were alone in their rented house on the ground floor of a wada then. Their neighbours heard the gunshot and saw the man bleeding. The employee of his shop took him to Sassoon General Hospital.“As per our findings, his wife had returned to live with him three days ago. They started arguing as their divorce proceedings have been going on for the past three years,” Rawale said.“The suspect had assaulted the family members of his wife three months ago. A case has been registered against him in Ahilyanagar,” Rawale said.The couple’s two children stay with their grandparents at Shrirampur in Ahilyanagar district.
