A constable of the Telangana State Special Police (TSSP) was found dead with bullet injuries at the sentry post of the 15th Battalion at Gangaram village near Sattupalli town late on Wednesday night.
The constable identified as P. Srinivas, 34, was on guard duty at the entrance of the Battalion when the incident occurred late in the night, police sources said.
Police suspect that he may have accidentally pressed the trigger of the self-loading rifle he was holding while on guard duty. Sources, however, said that he suffered two gunshot wounds that appeared “self-inflicted.”
He was found dead with critical bullet injuries next to the sentry post at the entrance of the battalion around midnight on Wednesday.
Police officials inspected the incident site shortly after midnight and launched a detailed investigation, sources said. Sources added that he had been experiencing stress due to certain family disputes for the past couple of months.
“We are awaiting the autopsy report to ascertain the exact cause of the incident,” a police officer involved in the investigation of the case told The Hindu.