A security guard, deployed at a bank, committed suicide by shooting himself from his licenced gun within the premise of Clementown branch on Saturday morning.
Police said that guard Prem Singh Negi, a resident of Sewalakala, was deployed at OBC bank’s branch in Clementown. The bank opened in the morning. After sometime, the guard along with his gun came out of the branch. He directly went to the cash van parked outside the branch.
He put off his shoes and socks. He later pulled the trigger of the gun by targeting himself. The bullet pierced his head, killing him on the spot, police said.
Hearing the gunshot, the bank officials came out of the bank. They immediately informed the police that reached the spot. Police called it an incident of suicide after watching the CCTV footage. Police took the body and sent it for post mortem. The incident took place at 10.07am, confirmed the footage.
Branch manager Anil Nautiyal said that the guard was looking normal when he came on duty in the morning. There was no sign of
tension on his face. Nobody could expect from his behaviour that he would take such an extreme step. The kin of the deceased reached the spot after receiving the information about the incident.
Sources said that the guard was fed up with the bickering at home. Finding no solution to the problem, he took such an extreme step. Police said that they were looking into the matter further in the matter. The incident also left the bank employees shocked.