In a shocking incident, an assistant sub-inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) allegedly shot himself with his service rifle at a guard post at the Intelligence Bureau director’s residence in New Delhi.
According to the police, the incident took place at around 4 pm on Friday, February 3. The victim has been identified as 53-year-old Rajbir Singh, who was manning the guard post at the residence of the Intelligence Bureau director.
The police further said that the body of the deceased would be handed over to his family after the postmortem on Saturday, February 4.
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CRPF assistant commandant shot himself
In a similar incident, a 33-year-old CRPF assistant commandant allegedly committed suicide in 2019 by shooting himself with his personal weapon.
M Arvind, posted in the office of the 40th Battalion, was found dead on 23 August 2019 at his residence in Sadar area of Anantnag. According to information, Arvind had joined the Central Reserve Police Force in 2014 as a direct-entry officer.
(With inputs from PTI)