Delhi Police constable ‘shoots self’, in critical condition now

Ingit Pratap Singh, DCP (Southwest), said they received a PCR call about the incident at around 6 am. “We were told that a constable was lying on the road with a bullet injury. The caller, a minor, was out for a morning walk when he saw the constable. Our team then rushed to Poorvi Marg and found that the constable had shot himself on the right side of his head,” Singh added.

The bullet had exited from the left side, leaving Rakesh severely injured. He was rushed to the AIIMS Trauma Center. Police also found that he used his service pistol to shoot himself.

Teams from the forensic science lab and the crime branch were called to the spot to collect samples.