A 23-year-old student from India died in the US after he accidentally fired his hunting gun and shot himself on his birthday. The incident took place on November 13, when the student, Aryan Reddy, was celebrating his birthday with his friends at his home in Atlanta, Georgia.
During the celebration, Reddy reportedly took out his new hunting gun to clean it. However, he ended up accidentally firing a bullet that hit his chest, officials said.
On hearing the gunshot, Reddy’s friends – who were in another room – rushed to his room and found their friend in a pool of blood, officials said.
They immediately rushed him to a nearby hospital, but he was declared dead.
Reddy was a second-year student at Kansas State University, Atlanta, studying Master of Science. He was from Telangana’s Bhuvanagiri district but his family currently lives in the Uppal district.
Aryan Reddy’s body will be flown to his hometown later tonight, the officials said.