Dhaka, April 18 -- A Railway Police constable has reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot with his own service rifle while on duty in Khulna.

The incident occurred on Saturday morning at the Khulna Railway District Office in Sonadanga Residential Area (second phase), according to Railway Police Superintendent Ahmed Mainul Hasan.

The dead constable was identified as 27-year-old Samrat Biswas from Kashiani Upazila in Gopalganj. His wife, Puja Biswas, also serves as a police member in Satkhira.

SP Mainul said Samrat was on duty at the magazine guard area early in the morning. Between 4:30 am and 5:00 am, he used his service-issued Chinese rifle to shoot himself in the head, dying instantly at the scene.

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