<p>A 37-year-old railway <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-police-nabs-four-for-possession-sale-and-supply-of-ganja-in-city-23446895" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>police</strong></a> constable allegedly committed suicide in a village in Maharashtra's Nagpur, an official said on Saturday, reported the PTI.</p>
<p>The cop was found hanging from a tree in Wadegaon (Kale) village of Nagpur, some 30 kilometres from the district headquarters, the Kuhi police station official said.</p>
<p>"He was a resident of Juna Babulkheda in Ajni. He had left for work on December 7 and did not return home. His kin had filed a missing person complaint. We believe he allegedly committed suicide two to three days ago. His motorcycle has been found at the spot," the official said.</p>
<p>An accidental death case was registered and further probe is underway, he added.</p>
<p><strong>Cop on duty in Gadchiroli district court killed in accidental gun discharge</strong></p>
<p>Meanwhile, in an another incident, earlier this week, a police constable on duty in the district court in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/gadchiroli-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Maharashtra's Gadchiroli</strong></a> died after his automatic service gun accidentally discharged eight bullets and three of them hit him on Wednesday afternoon, an had earlier official said, reported the PTI.</p>
<p>The constable identified as Umaji Holi was on his routine duty when the incident took place, an official had said.</p>
<p>He was on duty as part of the escort of Gadchiroli's district judge, the police said, as per the PTI.</p>
<p>According to the PTI, the incident took place at around 2:55 pm on Wednesday when Holi was sitting in a car in the court premises and his automatic weapon accidentally went off.</p>
<p>Three of the eight bullets from the gun reportedly hit him in the chest, stomach and shoulder, leaving him seriously injured, said the police.</p>
<p>He was immediately rushed to the District General Hospital nearby, where medical authorities declared him brought dead, they said.</p>
<p>A senior police official told PTI that prima facie it was a case of accidental gun discharge.</p>
<p>A case of accidental death was registered and all assistance is being given to the constable's family, he added.</p>
<p>Superintendent of Police Nilotpal and other senior officials visited the incident site and the hospital to gather information about the episode.</p>
<p>(with PTI inputs)</p><p>
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A  37-year-old railway police constable allegedly committed suicide in a village in Maharashtra`s Nagpur, an official said on Saturday

Maharashtra: 37-year-old railway cop hangs self in Nagpur

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The cop was found hanging from a tree in Wadegaon (Kale) village of Nagpur, some 30 kilometres from the district headquarters, a police official said

Railway cop hangs self in Maharashtra's Nagpur

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