CRPF jawan shoots spouse, dies by suicide

BHOPAL: A 35-year-old CRPF constable, 35, carried his service rifle dwelling and riddled his spouse with bullets in Bhopal early on Thursday. He referred to as up CRPF management room and Dial 100 to inform them in regards to the incident earlier than taking pictures himself. When police arrived, Ravikant Verma and his spouse, Renu, 32, lay useless, whereas their two minor kids had been crying in one other room. Police impounded the rifle, 8 spent cartridges, and 11 reside rounds from the crime spot. They didn’t discover any suicide word. Preliminary probe suggests the incident was attributable to home dispute, police mentioned. Sources say Verma underwent counselling by police throughout his posting in Gwalior on account of marital points. CRPF will conduct an inside probe to find out how Verma went dwelling together with his service rifle. Safety personnel on the CRPF camp gate can be questioned, police mentioned.