A 62-year-old member of West Bengal's former Malla de Bishnupur royal family was shot dead on Saturday, police said.
Salil Singh Thakur shot himself in the head with his licensed pistol at the royal palace in Bishnupur, Bankura district, in the morning. He died on the spot, they said.
Hearing the shot, the maid rushed to Salil Singh Thakur's room and found him lying in a pool of blood and informed the other family members, an officer from the Bishnupur police station said.
Salil Singh Thakur's neighbors claimed he suffered from depression due to his physical ailments, he said.
An investigation is underway to determine the reason behind the suicide, the officer said.
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