India, Jan. 21 -- A Youth Congress leader was found dead with a gunshot injury at his residence in the Bhagabati Nagar area of Odisha's Sonepur district late on Tuesday night.

The deceased has been identified as Rajesh Mishra. Preliminary information suggests that he allegedly shot himself in the head using his licensed revolver.

As per reports, family members and neighbours alerted the police after hearing a loud gunshot from the house. A police team reached the spot soon after and recovered the licensed revolver from the scene. Mishra's body was later sent for post-mortem examination to confirm the exact cause of death.

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