A Border Security Force (BSF) constable posted in Malkangiri district is struggling for his life after taking an failing attempt to end his life using his service gun on Monday, police said here.
BSF constable RK Mohanty (36), posted at the Nakamamudi BSF camp under the district’s Orkel police limits, severely wounded himself as the bullet he had aimed at his throat missed the target. Mohanty was rushed to the nearby Balimela hospital and later shifted to the Malkangiri District Headquarters Hospital in a critical condition.Police said as Mohanty’s condition deteriorated, he was airlifted to a hospital in Raipur in Chhattisgarh. An investigation has been initiated into the matter, police added.