SRPF personnel kills self in Maharashtra

A-57-year-old State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) personnel of Maharashtra police allegedly committed suicide today by shooting himself with his service revolver, police said.

Uttam Dhanvante, a jawan attached to 6th platoon of SRPF at Dhule and presently staying at the Maharashtra Police Academy in Nashik, took the extreme step this afternoon, Inspector S G Padvi of Gangapur police station said.

A case of accidental death has been registered and investigations are underway, he added.