A 32‑year‑old constable, identified as Sameer Kumar, was found dead in the police barracks of Kishanganj district in Bihar after allegedly shooting himself with his service pistol on Sunday morning.
The incident occurred between 8:00 and 8:15 a.m. When police heard a gunshot, officers rushed to the barracks and discovered the constable unconscious. He was immediately transported to Sadar Hospital, where medical staff pronounced him dead.
SP Santosh Kumar said the case initially appears to be a suicide, and a forensic science laboratory team has been dispatched to the scene for a thorough investigation.
Kumar, a native of Sultanganj in Bhagalpur district, had been assigned to the Dial 112 emergency response service in Kishanganj for the past six months and was lodging in the police barracks at the time of the incident.
Police officials stated that the exact circumstances and motives behind the death will be clarified once the investigation is complete.
