Archive · 10 Nov 2025
Man Protests For Sister's Job, Shoots Self Dead At Delhi's Jantar Mantar
A 40-year-old man named Lokendra traveled to New Delhi from Madhya Pradesh to protest for his sister.
His brother-in-law, who had a job as a peon, passed away, and Lokendra wanted his sister to get that job.
He had been protesting at Jantar Mantar, a place often used for demonstrations, since July.
On Monday morning, police found him with a gunshot wound.
They believe he shot himself.
His body is being sent for an autopsy, and an investigation is underway to understand the exact details of what happened.
A 40-year-old man, Lokendra, from Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, allegedly shot himself dead at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday morning.
He was protesting to demand a job for his sister on compassionate grounds in the Madhya Pradesh Education Department.
Lokendra had been in New Delhi since July, protesting at Jantar Mantar, a designated protest site.
Police found the man with a gunshot injury and suspect he died by suicide; the exact circumstances are being investigated.
The deceased's brother-in-law had previously worked as a peon in the same department and passed away in 2019.
- Who
- Lokendra, a 40-year-old man from Morena district, Madhya Pradesh
- What
- Allegedly shot himself dead while protesting for his sister's job.
- When
- Monday morning, around 9 am
- Where
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Why
- To demand a job for his sister on compassionate grounds after his brother-in-law, who worked as a peon in the Madhya Pradesh Education Department, passed away in 2019.
- Name of Deceased
- Lokendra
- Age
- 40
- Hometown
- Morena district, Madhya Pradesh
- Location of Incident
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Date of Incident
- Monday
- Alleged Cause of Death
- Self-inflicted gunshot wound
- Reason for Protest
- Demanding a job for his sister on compassionate grounds in Madhya Pradesh Education Department
Sources
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Body of man found at Jantar Mantar, cops suspect he shot himself
