Bengaluru: The 50-year-old block education officer allegedly shot himself by using his barrel rifle which was licensed at his residence in the layout of NTI, Sahakarnagar, on Sunday.
The deceased is TN Kamalakara, Beo of Bengaluru North-4 Taluk.
The police said the incident occurred around 2pm when he was alone at his residence.
His neighbors told the police about gunfire and the officers rushed to the place.
He had left a suicide note stating he took steps due to health problems.
The police said Kamalakara was a plane for four years and had been suffering from Parkinson’s for some time.
He almost lay in bed for a month.
He took his gun and triggered it using one of his feet and directed his head.
He died instantly.
Kodigehalli police have taken cases of unnatural deaths.