Delhi Police ASI Shoots Himself on Duty: Assistant Sub-Inspector Dies by Suicide After Shooting Himself With Service Revolver

New Delhi, January 13: An on duty Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Delhi Police committed suicide by shooting himself with his service revolver in south Delhi, an official said on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Ramavtar, a native of district Mahendergarh, Haryana, had joined Delhi Police in 1993. Delhi Police ASI Murder Case: CCTV Video Shows Cop Repeatedly Stabbed by Theft Accused in Mayapuri

According to police, on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, ASI Ramavtar along with Sub-Inspector Prem Singh were deployed on night picket duty at B.P. Marg. Delhi Metro Suicide: Woman Jumps in Front of Train at Rajouri Garden Metro Station, Dies

“At around 3 a.m., Ramavtar informed his fellow Sub Inspector to take rest for 10 minutes and went to sit in his car, which was parked near the barricade,” said a senior police official. “When SI Prem went to check on him after some time, he found that ASI Ramavtar had shot himself with his service pistol and he was found dead,” the official added.