LUCKNOW, Oct. 27 -- A 38-year-old man allegedly ended his life by shooting himself inside a locked car near the district magistrate's compound on Hari Om Marg in Hazratganj late Saturday night. The deceased, once part of a financially stable business family, had reportedly been living in isolation and facing severe financial distress in recent years.

Police said the man appeared to have chosen a busy area for the act, though the exact reason remains unclear. He was allegedly under heavy pressure due to debts running into crores of rupees borrowed from banks and private lenders, besides suffering losses from gambling.

According to Hazratganj station house officer (SHO) Vikram Singh, police received a call around 11:40 pm reporting a man ...