Gujarat policeman kills himself with service revolver

Ahmedabad, Jan 13 (PTI) A 56-year-old policesub-inspector allegedly committed suicide by shooting himselfwith his service revolver at his residence...

Ahmedabad, Jan 13 (PTI) A 56-year-old policesub-inspector allegedly committed suicide by shooting himselfwith his service revolver at his residence in Gandhinagartoday, police said.

Police Inspector T L Vaghela of Gandhinagar Sector 21police station said, "Kunwarsinh Ahir, who was posted with theQuick Response team (QRT), today committed suicide by shootinghimself with his service revolver after coming back fromoffice today morning."He said the reason behind the act was not yet clear asthe police had not found any suicide note nor had the familybeen able to provide any clue.

Ahir shot himself after returning from night duty tohis home at the police staff quarters in Gandhinagar's Sector27, Vaghela said, adding that his wife was in the house whenhe shot himself.

"She called an ambulance and Ahir was rushed to theGandhinagar civil hospital which declared him dead onarrival," Vaghela said.

He added that Ahir's son had gone to buy medicine forhimself when the incident took place. Further investigationwere underway, he said. PTI KABNM.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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