A CRPF sub inspector in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district dies by suicide according to a statement issued by the police on Wednesday.
The incident took place on Tuesday when the jawan allegedly shot himself using his service weapon. The reason for such a step is yet to be ascertained. The deceased was identified as Sub-Inspector Devanand Yadav of the 131zlst battalion of the CRPF. A native of Karjaha village in UP.
Fellow personnel reportedly rushed him to hospital after providing him first aid at the Elmagunda camp.
He succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at the hospital according to the statement.
A case of unnatural death has been registered and investigation is underway. The mortal remains were handed over to the family after the post mortem, police said.
Nearly 200 police and paramilitary personnel have died by suicide in the state over the past eight years, according to officials. Family and personal problems, alcohol addiction and health-related issues have been cited among the reasons in such cases.
Similar cases were reported in September when a Chhattisgarh Armed Force constable allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself with his service rifle at a camp in Bijapur. In another incident a head constable of the Sashastra Seema Bal allegedly died by suicide in Kanker district.
Earlier in June, CAF constable allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself with his service weapon in Kondagaon district.