The mounting pressure on men in uniform took its toll once again after a CRPF jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon at the staff quarter of paramilitary forces located under the limits of Telibandha police station on Thursday.
Station House Officer (SHO) Telibandha Vikas Thakur talking with The Pioneer informed that the deceased constable was identified as "Constable AS Raidu (41) hailing from Andhra Pradesh was posted in 65th battalion of Central Reserve Police Force shot himself with his service rifle at the staff quarter in Vidhayak Colony on the premises of CRPF mess in the wee hours on Wednesday," Station House Officer, Telibandha Police Station, Vikas Thakur said. Over the query of some dispute over leave the SHO informed that few months back Raidu had returned from long leave.
Police informed that after finishing his duty at the mess around 3 am, he went to his room and was resting. Suddenly few jawans in other room heard a gunshot and rushed to his room only to find him lying in the pool of blood, he said. Raidu was rushed to a local hospital where he was declared brought dead, the SHO said. It was not immediately known why he took his own life, police said. Meanwhile Telibandha police has registered a case in
this connection.