LUCKNOW, Nov. 12 -- A 30-year-old man allegedly shot himself dead outside a woman's house in Basti district on Wednesday morning after her family refused to let him meet her. The incident occurred a day after police had brokered a settlement between the two following a dispute over their proposed marriage. The incident took place around 7.30am in Basewa Rai village under Parshurampur police station limits, about 30 km from the district headquarters. A video showing the man walking around with a country-made pistol before shooting himself has also surfaced. According to police, the man, a daily-wage labourer from a neighbouring village, had been in contact with the woman for nearly 10 years. Their marriage had initially been proposed by her family but was later called off, and her alliance was fixed elsewhere. Police said he had allegedly threatened to circulate objectionable photographs and videos of the woman after her marriage was fixed elsewhere. Following a complaint, both were called to the police station on Tuesday, where they agreed to stop communicating, change their mobile numbers and delete the photographs and videos. However, the man reached her house the next morning and insisted on meeting her. When her family stopped him, he allegedly threatened suicide. He eventually placed the firearm against his chest and pulled the trigger. htc...