1Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine Dept., Lt. Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government Medical College, Raigarh, Chhattishgarh
2Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine Dept., GMERS Medical College, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
3Pathologist, NMDC Pathology, Amravati, Maharashtra
4Final Yr. Student, Lt. Baliram Kashyap Memorial Government Medical College, Jagdalpur, Chhattishgarh
*Corresponding author: Pawan Tekade Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine Dept., Lt. Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government Medical College, Raigarh, Chhattishgarh, Email: tekade_pawan@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 5 May, 2018.
Man has been fascinated with the idea of launching a projectile at animals, developed more efficient ways of doing so. The intervention of gunpowder led to development of firearms 1, 2. From the ancient time up to this age of globalization use of Firearm has been increasing day by day, so increase of crime rate due to easy availability of the weapons. The present study provides information regarding the deaths due to firearm injuries in tribal region of Bastar.
This study was conducted in the department of Forensic Medicine, Late Baliram Kashyap Memorial Government Medical College, Jagdalpur. The autopsy reports over the period of six years, i.e. January 2010 to December 2015 were studied.
150 cases of firearm deaths were studied during the period, amongst which 90.6% were homicidal victims. 3.3% suicidal, 2.6% accidental and in 3.3% death motive could not be determined. Male: Female ratio of victims is 5: 1, most affected age group was 21 to 30 years. Smooth bored weapon was use more frequently than rifled firearm. Thorax was the most common site of injury, followed by Head & Neck, Abdomen and Extremities. Amongst the Homicidal cases Property dispute was the most common motive, followed by Group fight, Enemity and Dacoity.
Firearm, homicide, death
