(COLOMBO) – A jilted lover is alleged to have shot himself to death but not before he took a selfie on his intentions, police in this southern Sri Lankan town of Hikkaduwa said on Friday.
The victim who was not identified was described by police as a drug addict and had been in a state of depression ever since his lover dumped him owing to his narcotic dependance.
According to an image on the man’s cellular phone the victim is seeing with a handgun pointed to his head.
The selfie is believed to have been taken shortly before he opted for the easy way out of his state of depression, police said.
The victim’s body was found in his room by his mother and grandmother, who later told police that they panicked and threw the gun into a nearby cinnamon plantation.
The gun was subsequently recovered by police who said they are however probing the case with an open mind and that homicide has not been ruled out.
