India, June 7 -- A Bharatiya Janata Party leader died in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh of a gunshot wound to the abdomen after her licensed gun accidentally went off in the early hours of Sunday, police said. The incident took place between 1 am and 2 am in Old Shobhapur, Ranjhi police station house officer (SHO) Umesh Golhani told news agency. "Sangeeta Rajak (38) succumbed to a gunshot injury at a private hospital. A case has been registered and evidence is being collected as part of the investigation," he said. Citing information provided by family members, Golhani said a dispute was taking place outside the house and Rajak's husband and brother-in-law had gone there. mpost
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