Aizawl: A 31-year-old sub-inspector (SI) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) reportedly shot himself on Thursday with an AK-47 assault rifle while on duty at the northern gate of Lok Bhavan in Aizawl, a senior police officer said.The deceased was identified as GD Sudhir Swami, son of Ramswaroop Swami, a resident of Harsoli in Rajasthan’s Jaipur district.“The incident occurred at North Gate (Gate No. 2) of Aizawl Lok Bhavan at around 10:30 am on Thursday. The individual is suspected to have died by suicide using his service-issued AK-47 assault rifle. The bullet reportedly entered through his mouth and exited through the posterior aspect of his head (parietal region),” the officer added.Witnesses said they heard the sound of one gunshot.Police said 30 rounds of ammunition were inside the magazine of the AK-47 rifle while an empty cartridge was found near the body. One bullet was extracted for examination.An inquest was conducted by officials of the Aizawl Police Station, followed by a thorough examination of the scene by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team.The deceased has been taken to Civil Hospital, Aizawl, for post-mortem examination (PME).
