ASI shoots himself dead with his service revolver

Patna: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) on Friday shot himself dead with his service revolver inside a police station in Bihar’s Bhojpur district. A resident of Munger district, The ASI died while being taken to Ara Sadar hospital.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Kshatraneel Singh said the ASI Om Prakash Paswan, posted with Krishnagarh police station of the district, shot himself in the head, inside his room within the station premises.

The reason for Paswan’s act could not be ascertained yet, Singh said adding that the matter was being investigated.