Udhagamandalam: T S Bellie Raj, an estate owner and a well-known figure in the Nilgiris, shot himself to death using his licensed gun at his home in Kotagiri on Wednesday. As it is an unnatural death, a case has been registered," the officer told TOI.The body was sent to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for autopsy. The 80-year-old man was depressed as he was facing financial problems, his family said.According to Nilgiris SP Murali Rambha, Bellie Raj had tea with his son and son-in-law around 7.30am. "Shortly after that, the family members heard a gunshot from his room. Moreover, we also lack technical facilities to take samples of the gun powder.
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