Claim: Photo of a retired colonel from Lucknow who shot himself in distress as one of his sons couldn't even attend the last rites of his mother.
Fact-check: A fictional story linked with an old unrelated photo shared as retired Colonel's suicide in Lucknow - FACTLY
Verdict: this photo does not show any retired colonel from lucknow who shot himself in distress. the same story has been going viral with different images over the last few years. there are no news reports of the suicide of a retired colonel for the reasons mentioned. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Harshavardhan Konda
Date published: 2023-10-18T06:37:00