Cop ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍`takes own life‍‍‍‍‍‍` at Banani check post

An on-duty police constable has reportedly shot himself at a check post in Banani of the capital.

The deceased is Ashrafuzzaman Roni, who was working in Public Order Management (POM) South Division of ASTF Company. 

Hailing from Chandrapara village of Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka, he used to live in Mirpur Police Lines.

He joined the police as a constable in 2020.

Roni was posted at the Banani 11 police check post since Thursday morning.

Police claimed that he committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest with his own issued pistol.

Roni‍‍`s colleagues heard a gunshot soon after Rony entered the bathroom of the check post.

Pushing open the door, they entered and saw Roni lying in a bloodstained state.

Roni was brought to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital in a critical condition at around 8am where duty doctor declared him dead after examination.

Banani police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Mostafizur Rahman said that the constable named Roni committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest with his own issued pistol after entering the washroom of Banani check post no 11 around 6:50am.

However, it is not yet known the reason behind his suicide.