AR constable shoots himself in Kadapa

An Armed Reserve constable P. Venkata Kiran (28), who was on sentry duty at the Kadapa District Police Office, allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself on his chest with a .303 rifle post Friday midnight.

Family disputes

According to police, Venkata Kiran (PC No. 2402), a native of Bestavaripet in Prakasam district, resorted to the extreme step owing to family disputes.

He is survived by his mother, wife and two children aged five and three years.

Upon information, Kadapa DSP Shaik Masoom Basha rushed to the spot and shifted the body to RIMS hospital.

Kadapa Superintendent of Police Babujee Attada also visited the hospital.

Additional SP A. Srinivasa Reddy visited the house of the constable at the Police Lines and consoled the family members.