Overview
- The shooting occurred Monday morning near a tea stall by the metal-detector gate at Jantar Mantar before a permitted demonstration was due to begin.
- Police said Lokendra had informed them of a 10 am protest and allegedly shot himself around 8:30–9:00 am, triggering panic at the site.
- Officers cordoned off the area, registered a case, recovered a country-made pistol and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
- Forensic teams examined the scene as investigators verify the firearm’s source and the exact sequence of events.
- According to police, the 40-year-old from Madhya Pradesh had sought a compassionate government job for his sister and had previously demonstrated over the demand.