Mathura, Nov 16 (PTI) A CRPF constable allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle at a check post here on Monday afternoon, police said.

“He was rushed to Nayati Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead,” Sadar Bazaar SHO Inspector Satya Pal Singh said.

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A constable of the 2013 batch, Vijai Kumar Meena hailed from Karauli district of Rajasthan, police said.

He was posted in Mathura since 2018.

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The SHO said though Kumar has not left any suicide note, the probe showed that he had strained relations with his wife. The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination.

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