Minor fire at North Block office of MHA, no one injured
The blaze was doused within 10-15 minutes following a prompt response from the Fire Department.
A security guard posted outside the Union finance ministry building, the high-security North Block, here allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon yesterday.
“Head constable Jai Narain of Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC) was posted at gate number 2 of North Block. He shot himself with his service carbine in the parking lot outside Finance Ministry at around 12:40 pm,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Madhur Verma reportedly said.
Narain, 48, was taking a break when the incident happened. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.
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“Two shots were fired from his service gun. No suicide note has been recovered from the body. The police are conducting an investigation under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (inquest),” the DCP said. “In the CCTV footage, the victim can be seen shooting himself with his service carbine,” he added.
Narain was posted here for over a year, police said. According to the preliminary investigation, he had just returned from his vacation.
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