A police constable died after he allegedly shot himself in the chest with a pistol at Banani Police check-post on Thursday, said a police official quoting his colleagues, reports UNB.

The deceased is Ashrafuzzaman Rony, 22. He used to live in Mirpur Police Lines.

At one stage he went to the washroom in the morning and the sound of a gunshot was heard from inside, said another police constable at the check-post. He claimed Rony was alone inside the washroom.

After hearing gunshot, his colleagues rushed in and took him to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where the doctors declared him.

His colleagues who were on duty during the incident suspected that Rony might have killed himself, said Bacchu Mia.

Ashrafuzzaman Rony from Dhamrai upazila in Dhaka joined the police force in 2020.

Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul