A CISF constable on Thursday committed suicide using his service rifle at the Paschim Vihar (West) Metro Station, Delhi, the officials said. The 36-year-old CISF constable allegedly shot himself at around 6:40 am, they said.
The body of the deceased jawan, Sahare Kishore Samrao, was recovered from near the X-ray baggage scanner, the officials informed.
The constable is said to have joined the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in 2014 and was posted to the CISF (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) in 2022, officials said.
Preliminary investigation suggests that the jawan, deployed in the CISF unit that guards the Delhi Metro, killed himself using his service weapon, they said.
The deceased hails from Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra and lived with his family in Delhi's Narela area. The paramilitary force is undertaking a probe into the incident apart from the Delhi Police, the officials said.