By Himanshu Mishra: The younger brother of Tillu Tajpuriya gang’s aide died by suicide after shooting himself in the head in Delhi’s Tajpur.

The deceased was identified as Mohit who shot himself dead with a 9mm pistol in the head on Thursday.

According to the police, the reason why he took his own life is not clear yet.

Mohit’s brother, Amit Dabang, who was a sharp shooter and quite close to gangster Tillu Tajpuriya, has been lodged in jail since six years. Mohit’s another brother was released from jail in January.

Mohit had no criminal record and worked as a farmer. Police is investigating how he got the pistol and why did he took the extreme step.

Alipur Police Station received information from SRHC Hospital Narela that a person was declared brought dead due to gunshot injury.

A team from Alipur Police Station reached the hospital and identified Mohit’s body.

Mohit is survived by his parents, wife and two children.

On Thursday, Mohit returned home with his family members. He talked to them for two to three minutes and then went to his room. Suddenly, a gunshot sound was heard and when the family members reached his room, he was lying on the floor in a pool of blood. He was rushed to SRHC Hospital Narela where he was declared brought dead.

A crime team investigated the room and recovered an empty cartridge and the 9mm pistol with live cartridge from the spot.

ALSO WATCH | How gangster Tillu Tajpuriya was stabbed to death in Delhi’s Tihar Jail | Caught on cam

On a related note, Tillu Tajpuriya, accused in the Delhi Rohini court shootout, was killed after rival gang members attacked him in Mandoli Jail’s high-security ward on May 2.