Constable shoots self dead with his service weapon in Kanker

A police constable on Wednesday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon in the insurgency-hit Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, police said.

"Prabhuram Jade (28), posted under the Durgkondal police station limits, fired at himself with his rifle at his workplace," Kanker Superintendent of Police RN Dash said.

Jade was on security duty at the main gate of the police station, which is located in the restive region, at the time of the incident, the SP said.

"Hearing the gunshot, his colleagues rushed towards the spot and took him to a local hospital. He was then shifted to Kanker where doctors declared him brought dead," Dash said.

Prima facie investigations have revealed that Jade was disturbed over some family issue, the SP said.