Yogesh Kumar Sharma, a 55-year-old Deputy Superintendent of Police in Phagwara, Punjab, India, tragically died on Tuesday morning after his service revolver accidentally discharged while he was cleaning it at his official residence. The incident occurred around 7:30 AM as Sharma prepared to return the weapon to the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) following his recent transfer to the Bureau of Investigation (BoI) in Chandigarh. According to Phagwara Superintendent of Police Madhvi Sharma, the officer was at home with his mother when the shooting happened. Family members reported that Sharma had just returned from dropping his daughter off at school. Fellow officers heard the gunshot and rushed him to the civil hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The police have ruled out suicide, noting the absence of any signs of depression or mental distress. An inquest under Section 174 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita has been initiated, and the body has been sent for a post-mortem examination.