A 30 year old Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable on Monday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.
The airport police said constable Suresh Gaikwad of the CISF a native of Maharashtra, committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at 9 am on Monday.
According to DCP North East, PS Harsha family dispute was the “prima facie reason” for the alleged suicide. He said, “Gaikwad was undergoing the pain of divorce, and hence he took this extreme step.” Forensic and explosive experts rushed to the spot and are investigating, Harsha said. The International Airport Police Station has filed a complaint.
This incident comes to light just days after another CISF jawan on Thursday shot dead his four senior colleagues with his service rifle in a fit of rage following a heated argument over leave issues in Bihar’s Naxal-hit Aurangabad district.
Constable Balveer Singh, from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, fired around two dozen bullets, killing Head Constables Bachha Sharma and Amarnath Mishra on the spot, while Assistant Sub-Inspector GS Ram and Head Constable Arvind Kumar later succumbed to grievous injuries in a nearby hospital.
Gaikwad’s suicide also took place just a day after a Sikh soldier put up a video on social media in which he is seen singing in Punjabi about the tough conditions they live in. On the other hand, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat had earlier asked soldiers not to air their grievances through social media.
On Friday, the army chief had also announced a new grievance redressal system under which complaints would reach him directly while the identity of the complainant would be kept a secret.