Latur, Mar 13 (PTI) A 38-year-old police naik allegedly shot himself dead using his service revolver inside Killari police station in Latur district of Maharashtra in the wee hours on Sunday, police said.

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The deceased, Sahebrao Sawant, shot himself under his chin, an official said.

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In a suicide note purportedly written by Sawant, he had borrowed some Rs 9-10 lakh against his private property and distributed the money to some people, who defaulted, the official said.

Police have registered a case against 16 people for abetment of suicide and cheating in connection with Sawant's death and arrested two of them.

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