Pune: A lawyer from Lonavla died after his rifle accidentally went off while he was cleaning it at his home on Sunday night. Lonavla City police have registered an accidental death report and launched an inquiry into the incident.Inspector Sachin Patil of Lonavla City police said that around 11.30 pm on Sunday, the victim, Abhay Marathe (33), was cleaning a rifle at his home. “Prima facie investigations revealed that the rifle was loaded. We suspect that while keeping it on the floor, it accidentally went off. The bullet hit him in the chest,” Patil said.The officer said Marathe was alone in the room when the incident happened. After hearing the gunshot, his family members went to him and shifted him to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. “We have registered a case of accidental death. Our investigations are on,” the officer said.
