A 43-year-old constable from Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) shot himself dead on Saturday morning. The constable Bhanvarlal Nayak was deployed outside the bungalow of social activist Teesta Setalvad at Santa Cruz west.

The zonal deputy commissioner of police Paramjit Singh Dahiya said a case of accidental death has been registered at Santa Cruz police station. "It was an AK series service rifle with which Nayak shot himself between 10.30 am and 11 am. He was recently transferred from Delhi to Mumbai, and had reached here on Friday evening. We have not received any suicide note from the spot," said an officer attached to Santa Cruz police station.