Meghalaya police constable shoots himself while on duty in West Bengal
May 9, 2019, 15:04 IST
| Shillong | May 08, 2019:
A constable of the MLP 6th Battallion, who was on election duty in West Bengal, shot himself on Wednesday evening at around 4.30 pm. He has been identified as Vikram Lama, a resident of Lumparing.
When contacted, MLP 6th Battallion commandant, Herbert G Lyngdoh informed that the personnnel, probably, must be suffering from depression which compelled him to take such extreme steps.
"The post mortem will be done on Thursday morning. After completing the necessary formalities, they will try to arrange for airlifting the body to Shillong," he said.