Watch Video: What’s making news“The family said he was keeping unwell due to stomach ailments. Freedom fighter and Tamra Patra awardee Madhav Shriram Korde, 86, allegedly shot himself at his home in Goa’s Ponda on Saturday. The family said he was keeping unwell due to stomach ailments. This might have driven him to the extreme step,” a police official told The Indian Express. On Saturday afternoon, Korde’s nephew reported to the police that he had shot himself in the abdomen area with a licensed .22 Long rifle.

Source: Indian Express July 16, 2016 18:45 UTC