Bareilly (UP), Feb 20 (PTI) A 23-year-old police jawan who had allegedly shot himelf using his licensed pistol succumbed to his injuries on Monday, officials said.

Shubham Bharadwaj, a resident of Meerut, was admitted in a private hospital here.

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The jawan's suicide is being investigated, Senior Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Kumar Chaurasia.

Bharadwaj shot himself while he was speaking on his mobile phone on Sunday evening, Chaurasia added.

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The police have also seized the weapon.

Bharadwaj enrolled in the police in 2019 and his first posting after training was in Bareilly. He was deployed with PRV224 and was living in Bhojipura police station.

He allegedly shot himself in a police vehicle, the police said.

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