Delhi Police Head Constable shoots self at Supreme Court

January 2, 2017

New Delhi, Jan 2: A Delhi Police head constable posted at the Supreme Court today allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service revolver in court premises.

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The deceased, identified as head constable Chandpal, shot himself around 8.15 AM, said a senior police officer.

His duty hours were from 7 AM to 1 PM. He had been posted at the Supreme Court since April 2014.

The cause of the suicide was not known yet, the officer said, adding crime and forensic teams were on the spot.

Police will be questioning Chandpal's family members and colleagues to ascertain the reasons for him taking the extreme step.

Comments

shaji
 - 
Monday, 2 Jan 2017

this might be due to demonetisation as he might be facing shortage of amount to take care of his family.

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