Head constable shoots at 3 of family, kills self in Haryana’s Bhiwani

The head constable barged into the victims’ house and shot at the three men, later he shot himself dead at Jamalpur village in Bhiwani; it is unclear why he took the extreme step

A Haryana Police head constable allegedly shot at three members of a family at Kirawar village, Bhiwani, before killing himself on Saturday night.

The Haryana Police head constable, a resident of Bhiwani, was posted at the cybercrime branch. (Representative Image)

The head constable, Ravinder Sheoran of Jamalpur village, was posted at the cybercrime branch at Hansi.

Sheoran allegedly barged into the house of Mahabir Singh, the complainant, and asked for his son Rajesh Singh. When Rajesh came out, Sheoran shot at him and then at Mahabir and his brother Jagbir Singh after they raised the alarm. The three injured men are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Hisar and are stable.

Bhiwani superintendent of police Ajit Singh said they received a Police Control Room call at 8.30pm saying a cop had fired at three people. “The accused cop was found dead at Jamalpur village. He had shot himself. We are ascertaining why he took such an extreme step.”

The cop had been booked under Sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 452 (house trespass with intent to hurt) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections of the Arms Act.

A few major suicide prevention helpline numbers in India are 011-23389090 from Sumaitri (Delhi-based) and 044-24640050 from Sneha Foundation (Chennai-based).