Govinda's Niece On What Really Happened During His Accidental Shooting: 'My Mom Told Me He Shot Himself'

After Govinda accidentally shot himself while cleaning his revolver in 2024, several rumours began circulating about the incident. Now, his niece Ragini Khanna has spoken openly about what really happened

and how the family first came to know about it. In an interview with Vickey Lalwani, Ragini recalled the moment her family received the shocking news. She said her mother was the first to hear about it and immediately informed her. “My mother told me she had gotten a call saying that Chichi mama had been shot. We were shocked at that time. Then my mother told me that he had shot himself.” The sudden call left the family confused and scared, with very little clarity about what had actually happened. How the family reacted Ragini then spoke about how her family responded after hearing the news. Her mother did not wait and rushed straight to the hospital along with Ragini’s brother. Ragini, however, chose to handle the situation differently. She explained that she is emotionally reactive and did not want to add more stress at such a tense time. “My mother rushed to the hospital, and I was shocked. I had a very emotionally reactive response, so I decided to go a little later to prevent creating more tension with my reaction. I went three hours late. My mother and brother went immediately.” Clearing doubts about foul play Soon after the incident, social media was flooded with speculation about whether there was any foul play involved. Ragini addressed these rumours clearly and said she fully trusts the police investigation. “There were 200 cops at the hospital itself, and 50 cops were outside his house to know what happened. How can you escape that kind of situation if it is not genuine? I have full faith in our police. They have done their due diligence, and they got satisfactory results. Because if somebody else had been involved, he couldn’t have escaped after doing something like this to such a big personality.” She made it clear that the authorities did a thorough job and there was no reason to doubt the findings. Govinda’s recovery Ragini also reassured fans about Govinda’s health and recovery after the accident. She said the actor showed strength and recovered quickly. “He was fine in a month, he stood on his feet in a month’s time.”