CRPF head constable shoots himself in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district

A 44-year-old head constable belonging to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Saturday, the police said.

The incident occurred at a camp of the CRPF's 226th battalion in Gadiras in the morning, an official said. Head constable Vipul Bhuyan shot himself with an AK-47 rifle inside the bathroom. His colleagues rushed to the spot and found him lying in a pool of blood.

Bhuyan, a native of Assam, had resumed duty after a leave two days ago, he said.

No suicide note has been found, and a probe is underway to ascertain the reason for the extreme step.

This is the fifth incident of suicide by paramilitary personnel in the last three months in Chhattisgarh, where they are deployed for anti-Naxal operations.

A constable of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) allegedly committed suicide at Kanker on September 3, while another SSB jawan killed himself in Durg district on August 27.

On August 26, a head constable of the CRPF allegedly shot himself dead with his service weapon at Dantewada, and a jawan of the Border Security Force (BSF) died similarly at Kanker on June 20.