A 26-year-old Delhi Police sub-inspector (SI) allegedly shot himself dead with his service pistol at his residence in west Delhi's Mohan Garden area on early Monday morning.
The deceased, identified as Rituraj, was posted in Paschim Vihar (West) police station, which falls under the outer district of Delhi Police.
According to A Kaon, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Outer district, a call was received a suicide in Ranhola police station around 5.15 AM.
“The caller informed about his brother's suicide at his residence following which an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was dispatched for the spot,” said the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP).
“On spot, police team found no suicide note but preliminary enquiry suggested that the sub-inspector took the extreme step due to financial crisis,” the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) said.
“The body will be handed to his family after post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway,” said the DCP.