Chhattisgarh police officer shoots himself

RAIPUR - A police officer posted in Chhattisgarhs Maoist insurgency-hit Bastar region shot himself dead with his service revolver Saturday, police said, adding that all aspects were being probed.

Prakhar Sharma, who was posted as sub-divisional officer of police in Bastar districts Maoist-stronghold Chhote Dongar area, was found dead at a hotel at Jagdalpur town, headquarters of the district.

“Its a very mysterious death. As of now it looks a suicide case as he shot himself dead with his service revolver but we cant rule out other angles. Maybe he was pressurised to kill himself,” a source at the police headquarters told IANS.

Sharma, 30, was a bold police officer, the source said.