Told to prove his love by woman’s father, BJP leader shoots self
Bhopal, July 5: A 30-year-old leader of the BJP's youth wing is in a critical condition after he allegedly shot himself outside the residence of his female friend to "prove his love for her" the police said.
The
incident
occurred
on
Tuesday
night
when
the
Bhartiya
Janata
Yuva
Morcha
(BJYM)
leader,
Atul
Lokhande
went
to
meet
the
27-year-old
woman's
father
at
their
home.
After
a
heated
argument
between
the
two,
Lokhande
came
out
and
shot
himself
in
the
temple.
He
was
rushed
to
a
nearby
hospital
where
his
condition
was
critical,
police
said.
Confirming the incident, Bhopal Superintendent of Police (SP) South, Rahul Lodha, said, "The seriously injured man is undergoing treatment in the hospital. Police have registered a case in this regard and further investigation is going on."
Lokhande
took
the
step
as
he
wanted
to
marry
his
27-year-old
friend,
he
added.
In
a
Facebook
post
by
Lokhande
before
taking
the
extreme
step,
he
said
that
the
woman's
father
asked
him
to
come
to
their
house
in
Shivaji
Nagar
area
and
prove
his
love
for
his
daughter.
"Her father asked me to visit their home in the evening and kill myself to prove that I love her daughter. If I survived, he would let me marry her. I am at her residence; take me away from here (if I die). If I survive, I will come back on my own," he said in a long message posted at 8.56 pm.BJP
"I won't be able to live without you, therefore, I am going," he added. Lokhande further said: "Many people fall in love, but no one love you like I do... I can't forget you...Truth is that I don't want to forget you... Because you are mine. I will love you forever... Till I die and even after that... All lovers give their heart, but only I will give my life."
He also posted nearly 40 photos of himself with the woman and claimed that they were in relationship for the last 13 years and had even got married. "The more inter-caste and inter-religious marriages happen, the more powerful India will become," he said further.