Mangaluru: A sub-inspector attached to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) allegedly died by suicide by shooting himself with his service revolver today (October 22), police said.
The deceased has been identified as Zakir Hussain (58), a resident of Raichur. He shot himself using his service weapon. Hussain was posted on night shift at NMPA's main gate.
He completed his shift and handed over the charge to the morning shift in-charge. At around 6:30 am, he proceeded to the washroom next to the main gate and shot himself, police said. A case has been registered at the Panambur police station and an investigation is on.
More details are awaited in this regard and the police probe is still underway.
(With PTI inputs)
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