NEW DELHI, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Lawmaker in India's northern state of Punjab, Gurpreet Gogi, died of bullet injuries on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, confirmed the local police.

Gogi, 58, reportedly shot himself accidentally inside his house in Punjab's Ludhiana district. He was rushed to a local hospital but died on the way.

He represented the Ludhiana West Assembly constituency and belonged to the state's ruling Aam Aadmi Party. ■