Firozabad: A youth shot himself and committed suicide allegedly after failing to get a government job despite repeated efforts in Sirsaganj area of Firozabad district here in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, police sources said here.

Police sources said that Ravi Kishan (30) used to live his parents in Chhidami Ki Mathiya area. "On Monday morning Ravi shot himself in his chest with a country-made firearm on the second floor of his house and committed suicide," they said.

Police sources said that police incharge Uday Veer Singh visited the spot and sent the body for post mortem examination.

"Ravi's kin told police that his brother Prabhat Kishan got a job in railways and is currently posted in Madhya Pradesh.

 They told police that Ravi too tried to get a government job, but failed due to which he was suffering from depression," they said.

(With UNI inputs)