Cop commits suicide outside Delhi Secretariat

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 16

A 35-year-old head constable of the Delhi Police, Sohanveer Singh, reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service revolver in the VIP parking lot of the Delhi Secretariat this morning.

He allegedly took this extreme step owing to domestic discord.

The head constable was posted at the Nand Nagri Police Station in North East Delhi. He was a resident of Bihari Pur village. Singh shot himself around 5 am today while he was on duty. He was immediately taken to the hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

The police have also recovered a suicide note from the spot.

In an official statement, the police said, “A PCR call was received at 5.53 am. Head constable Sohanveer Singh, aged 35 years, committed suicide, on duty at Secretariat, by shooting himself with his service pistol.”

“A suicide note has been recovered, indicating domestic discord as the prima facie reason of the suicide,” the statement said. — TNS