INDORE: A 48-year-old constable, driver of Tejaji Nagar police station in-charge, committed suicide by shooting himself using his service revolver at his home in Morod village on Khandwa road on Wednesday evening.

The man identified as Radheshyam, son of Champalal Malvi, had reached home around 5.30 pm in uniform on Wednesday. He allegedly had a fight with his wife Anjana following which he went to his room and locked himself.

He used his licensed 12 bore pistol to shoot himself on his throat.

Tejajinagar Nagar police station in-charge Gireesh Kavreti told TOI that he had not come to duty on Wednesday. He worked from 2:00pm-6:00pm at Tejaji Nagar and has been working at this police station since past four years.

After he did not have any children from first wife, Radheshyam married another woman Mamta who lived in Sirpur area of Chandan Nagar.

He is survived by two sons from the second marriage. Police said that the reason behind the extreme step is yet to be ascertained.

The body was sent for post mortem examination and further investigations were initiated.

