<p>A 49-year-old former army personnel allegedly shot himself to death in the DRDO premises in CV Raman Nagar, East Bengaluru, in the early hours of Monday. </p>.<p>Karegowda, a resident of Nagasandra, off Tumakuru Road, was working as a pumphouse guard at the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).</p>.<p>Baiyyappanahalli police said Karegowda fired two bullets into his forehead with his service self-loading rifle (SLR) in the guard room at 6.30 am. He died on the spot.</p>.<p>Police said once the SLR trigger is pressed, it fires three bullets automatically. The third bullet misfired.</p>.<p>Karegowda retired from the army five years ago and later joined the DRDO. His family members said they were unaware of issues that prompted Karegowda to end his life.</p>.<p>Police have registered a case of unnatural death. Karegowda is survived by his wife and two children. His body was handed over to the family after post-mortem.</p>
<p>A 49-year-old former army personnel allegedly shot himself to death in the DRDO premises in CV Raman Nagar, East Bengaluru, in the early hours of Monday. </p>.<p>Karegowda, a resident of Nagasandra, off Tumakuru Road, was working as a pumphouse guard at the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).</p>.<p>Baiyyappanahalli police said Karegowda fired two bullets into his forehead with his service self-loading rifle (SLR) in the guard room at 6.30 am. He died on the spot.</p>.<p>Police said once the SLR trigger is pressed, it fires three bullets automatically. The third bullet misfired.</p>.<p>Karegowda retired from the army five years ago and later joined the DRDO. His family members said they were unaware of issues that prompted Karegowda to end his life.</p>.<p>Police have registered a case of unnatural death. Karegowda is survived by his wife and two children. His body was handed over to the family after post-mortem.</p>
