Chattisgarh police constable attempts suicide
Constable Sunny Malakar (34) is attached to the Jutmil police post in the Raigarh district
New Delhi, May 13
A constable of Chhattisgarh police was critically wounded after he shot himself with his service rifle in a suicide attempt.
The police informed that constable Sunny Malakar (34) is attached to the Jutmil police post in the Raigarh district, turned the weapon on himself at his residence in Raigarh.
The injured constable’s father Trilochan Malakar is posted as a sub-inspector in the office of Raigarh Superintendent of Police
The police stated that he had returned after doing the night shift on May 12 and in the afternoon he attempted suicide.
The constable suffered grievous injuries to the left side of his chest. The police rushed to the spot and took Malakar to Metro Hospital in Raigarh. Later, he was shifted to Apollo Hospital in neighbouring Bilaspur city.
The preliminary investigation suggests he was married and was upset due to some family-related issues, officials said.
