SP chief Mulayam's cousin commits suicide

Etawah (UP): Cousin brother of Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Pooran Singh Yadav, on Monday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself at his residence in Etawah, police said.

Yadav (30), a former state president of Lohia Vahini of the SP, shot himself in the temple with his licensed pistol, they said.

He was rushed to a private hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

A family problem was said to be the motive behind Yadav taking the step.

Senior police and administration officers have reached the spot and were investigating the matter.