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Hyderabad: A head constable allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself with his service weapon at the Telangana Police Headquarters at Lakdikapul on Thursday, July 23, police said.
Swamy (40) was a native of Nalgonda district and posted at the DGP office here.
He fired a single round with his service pistol in the guard’s washroom and died on the spot, a police official said based on preliminary investigation.
He is suspected to have shot himself between 6 am and 7.40 am. Another constable who went to the washroom found him dead.
The exact reasons for the suicide was under investigation, the official said.
A “suicide” note was found in a diary in which he purportedly requested not to blame his wife and children, saying “they are good people” and that he would look after them even after his death.
A case was registered and further investigation is on, police added.
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