Constable commits suicide

JAMMU: A policeman allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at a training centre here.
Selection Grade Constable Arjun Dev (belt no EXJ 976304), a resident of R S Pura, was on sentry duty at Police Training Centre, Sunjwan, in the outskirts of the city when he reportedly took his life around midnight, a police official said.
Arjun was undergoing the lower class course at the Police training center Sujwan and is posted in intelligence wing, said the reports.
Dev's colleagues rushed to his post after hearing a gunshot and found him dead with a bullet injury in the face, the official said.
The motive behind Dev's "extreme step" was not known yet, he said, adding that a case has been registered and further investigations have been started.
The body was sent to the Government Medical College here for post-mortem and inquest proceedings have been started.