India, Dec. 30 -- In an unfortunate incident, a 30-year-old man died on Monday after a loaded pistol accidently went off at his residence in Punjab's Fazilka district while he was getting up from a sofa.

The incident happened in the Balluana assembly segment of Punjab's Fazilka district when Harpinder Singh, alias Sonu, was sitting with some relatives in what seem like a living room. As Singh got up from the sofa, the loaded pistol tucked into his waistband accidentally went off and a bullet hit him in the abdomen.

The entire incident was caught on a CCTV footage which is in wide circulation on social media.

After getting hit by the bullet, Singh was rushed to a government hospital by his family, from where he was referred to a higher ...