17-year-old International shooter from Faridkot dies by suicide

New Delhi: A 17-year-old international-level shooter allegedly committed suicide by shooting herself with her licenced pistol inside her Faridkot residence in Punjab.

She has been reportedly under depression over her recent defeat in an international event, the media reports said.

Deceased was identified as Khush Seerat Kaur Sandhu. She had won multiple national medals, but was allegedly unhappy with her performance in the recently concluded 64th National Shooting ChampionshipShe had shot herself with her .22 pistol and died of a headshot wound.

Police have conducted investigation under Section 174 of CRPC and now suicide note has been recovered.