constable suicide case, marriage took place only a month ago

Kondagaon. Constable Jitendra Patel, posted as a security guard in the Family Court, shot himself with a service rifle on the morning of 28 May. Regarding the incident, Kondagaon SDOP Nimitesh Singh Parihar said that the constable posted on duty shot himself in the duty room located in the court premises. Prima facie considering the case as a suicide, the police is probing the matter. Forensic team has been called on the spot, which is taking advance action, while the body has been sent for post-mortem examination.

Disclosing the matter, Kondagaon’s SDOP Nimitesh Singh Parihar said that the security personnel posted in the court premises informed over phone that his fellow constable number 802 Jiten Patel had shot himself with a service rifle in the duty room of the court. . Constable Jitendra Patel was on duty from 12 to 3 in the night. After this he had duty from 10 am to 2 pm. He came to the duty room from 10 to 2 pm and after a few minutes the incident took place. At present, the dead body has been sent for postmortem after doing panchnama, while the forensic team is investigating the matter closely.

According to the information received from the police department, the constable’s father Thansingh Patle was on the post of head constable in the police department. He died due to illness. After this, Jitendra Patel joined the police department as a constable from the year 2018. Jitendra Patel is basically a resident of Annapurnapara Kanker. Jiten Patel got married about a month ago. The constable returned to duty on May 16 after getting married. Presently Jitendra was living with his mother and wife in a rented house at Mararpara in Kondagaon.