Jaipur, Oct. 23 -- A 78-year-old retired Army colonel allegedly died by suicide using a licensed firearm at his home in Jaipur's Shyam Nagar on Thursday, police said. "His wife, daughter-in-law and grandchildren were at home at the time of the incident. They rushed to his room after hearing a gunshot and subsequently rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead," said Shyam Nagar SHO Hari Singh Dudhwal. Dudhwal said police inspected the house and called a forensic science laboratory (FSL) team to collect evidence. The body was handed over to the family after a post-mortem examination at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital. Police said initial inquiries indicated that the deceased was suffering from an unspecified illness, and added that the probe was underway. htc...