Malappuram man dies after friend accidentally fires airgun

Malappuram: A man was killed after his friend accidentally opened fire with an airgun. The deceased has been identified as Perumpadappu native Shafi (42).

Though Shafi who suffered a chest injury was rushed to a private hospital in Thrissur, he was declared dead by the doctors.

Police arrested his friend Sajeev in connection with the incident.

Manorama News reported that the gun was accidentally fired when Shafi and his three friends were spending time together at the house of the man who opened the fire.

According to the Station house officer of Perumpadappu police station Ramesh C, the incident occurred on Sunday evening. 

“After attending a wedding function, the deceased Shafi along with his two other friends had visited their common friend Sajeevan, whose house is situated at Cheravalloor Kadavu. Shafi was accidentally shot by an air gun in the chest from there. We are questioning his friends,” the officer said.

Shafi, a taxi driver by profession at Ernakulam, was rushed to a private hospital in Puthanpally and later to a private hospital in Thrissur, but he could not be saved. The SHO said the doctor who attended Shafi told police that the cause of death was the shot from the air gun. 

“Further details could be shared only after questioning Shafi’s friends and receiving the post-mortem report,” he said.

It is observed that airguns are dangerous as careless usage often leads to deaths.

Earlier this July, three tribal people were injured after their neighbour opened fire with an airgun.