Indian paramilitary constable commits suicide in Nagpur
Nagpur: Indian paramilitary constable committed suicide in Maharashtra state in India.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the constable of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) Group 4, identified as 35-year-old Mangesh Maske, committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Unconventional Operations Training Centre (UOTC) in Nagpur city of the state, said the Wadi police station official.
“He was on deputation to the UOTC, which is an anti-Naxal training facility of Maharashtra police. Sitting in his chair, he pointed the rifle to his chin and fired. He died on the spot,” the official noted.
The deceased constable, Mangesh, is survived by his wife, who serves with Nagpur police, and two children.
In October last year, a constable of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle in Farrukhabad.
In another incident in October 2023, a 55-year-old head constable of Andhra Pradesh police Venkateswarlu allegedly shot dead three members of his family – wife and two daughters- and later shot himself to death.