1Assistant Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine, Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhuj, Gujarat
2Asso. Prof., Dept of Forensic Medicine, IMS, Banaras Hindu University
3Asso. Prof, Dept of Community Medicine, GAIMS, Bhuj, Gujarat
4Asst. Prof., Dept of Forensic Medicine, IMS, Banaras Hindu University
5Asso. Prof, Dept of Community Medicine, GAIMS, Bhuj, Gujarat
*Corresponding author: Kaulaskar Shashikant, Flat No. G-1, BRJ Tower,Sarpanch Nagar, Malegaon Road, Nanded-431605, Maharashtra. Mobile No: 09423802898. Email id: drkaulaskar@gmail.com
Online published on 11 August, 2014.
Use of firearm is a worldwide increasing and Varanasi is no exception to this. This is due to increasing number of hijacking, urban terrorism, dacoity, rioting, robberies, smuggling of drugs, political motivation, personal and group rivalry, quarrel over land, Property, caste feuds and the like.
Fifty four cases of fatal firearm injury has been drawn from the medicolegal autopsies brought to the mortuary of Department of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P. India, during the period from 1 June,2009 to 30th March 2011 which were studied for a detailed epidemiological and medicolegal analysis.
Out of total 3534 autopsies conducted during the above period, 54 (1.52%) victims had died due to fatal firearm injury. Most of the victims (98.15%) were male. Majority (66.65%) were young adults in the age group of 21–40 years. Most of the victims, (83.33%) of fatal firearm injury were Hindus followed by Muslims (12.96%). The maximum number, 46.3% of victims came from rural areas. The occupational status of most of the victims was agriculture (40.74%) followed by business (31.48%).
Overall incidence of fatal firearm injury is reduced because of legal restriction on license of personal firearms weapon while the incidence of firearm injury due to country made guns are increased which are illegal, easily available and cheap.
Epidemiology, Fatal Firearm Cases
