Head constable shoot himself with his service rifle

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 12:31 [IST]

Rajkot, Mar 15 (UNI) An armed head constable allegedly shoot himself with his service rifle at Khambha in Amreli district, yesterday.

According to Amreli Police, Head Constable Pratapsinh Jadeja shoot himself as he was mentally upset after he transferred from Kutch district to Amreli district.

A colleague, who saw the incident, immediately took him to Khambha hospital with serious injury from where he was later shifted to Amreli Hospital, but he breathed his last on way before he could reach the hospital, police said.

The deceased Pratapsinh's last word to his colleague that he was unable to take care of his two kids and hence he took this extreme step, the police said. The wife of the deceased had died recently, police added.

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Topics: CRIME-GUJ-SUICIDE

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