A 33-year-old police constable allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle at a police station in the city on Friday. The incident came to light around 11 am.

As per PTI report, the deceased identified as Bharat Asmar, was on night duty at Lohiya Nagar police chowky (sub-police station) in Shukrawar Peth area, said a senior official. "He told a colleague that he had a headache and wanted to lie down in the staff restroom on the first floor of the chowky. He then locked the room from inside and apparently shot himself around 3 am using his service carbine gun," the official added.