SHIKARPUR: A youngster ended his life at his home within the jurisdiction of New Faujdari police station here on Wednesday.

According to a report reaching here, the youngster identified as Gulzar Ahmed Abbasi, aged 40, a resident of Shikarpur, committed suicide by shooting himself with a weapon at his home in the city. A mourning atmosphere prevailed in the locality.

His body was brought to RBUT Civil Hospital Shikarpur for medico-legal formalities and later handed over to his heirs. The cause behind the suicide could not be ascertained yet.