Baghpat,

21 Feb (HS): A Delhi Police constable committed suicide by shooting himself in

Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. A post-mortem examination has been conducted,

and police have recovered a service pistol from the scene, and the case is

under investigation.

The

deceased Delhi Police constable, Piyush, was a resident of Azampur Moolsam

village in the Baghpat district. Piyush was recruited under the compassionate

appointment quota in 2018-19 after his father's death. His elder brother works

abroad. Piyush was not yet married. According to reports, Piyush had gone to

his village on Friday evening. Late in the evening, he shot himself with his

service pistol at home. Piyush was admitted to a private hospital in Barot in

critical condition by his family, from where he was referred to a higher

center. He died later that night. Police at the Doghat police station recovered

Piyush's service pistol from the scene, and the case is under investigation.

Doghat

police station in-charge Suryadeep Singh says that Piyush had become addicted

to alcohol. His family tried to reason with him, but he refused. It has been

revealed that he also drank alcohol on Friday and shot himself while intoxicated.

A post-mortem examination has been conducted. Legal action will be taken based

on the post-mortem report. A pistol has also been recovered from the scene and

sent for forensic examination.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi