This Article is From Oct 13, 2011

Woman constable commits suicide by shooting herself

Madurai: A woman police constable on Wednesday allegedly committed suicide by shooting herself with a rifle while on duty at a bank locker near here, police said.

Police said in her suicide note, she had said she was suffering from headache, family and work problems and that there was no other reason behind her suicide. She had also said that no one was responsible for her death, police said.

Police said M.Meenakshi (25), who was on night duty along with four other police personnel at the bank locker, had gone to a separate room and had shot herself with a rifle at around 0200 hours. Her face was disfigured by the bullet which had pierced through her chin, nose and forehead, police said.

The suicide note has been seized, police said.

Police are enquiring into the possible reasons for the woman constable's death.
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