HYDERABAD: A 25-year-old police constable attached to the Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations (OCTOPUS), an elite counter terrorism unit of Telangana police, shot himself to death using his 9 mm pistol. The incident, which took place on Octopus office premises located adjacent to the Chief Minister’s Camp office in Begumpet on Sunday evening, triggered tension.
R Shiva Kumar Chary, the deceased, was a constable belonging to the Telangana State Special Police (TSSP) and was attached to Octopus. He was native of Mancherial in Adilabad district. Shiva Kumar had completed his regular duty in Octopus office at 6.30 pm on Sunday. Police personnel at the office were shocked as they heard the gun shot and rushed to the room only to find Shiva Kumar in a pool of blood.He was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Family issues are believed to be the reason for his suicide.