Mumbai, July 7 -- An initial police investigation into the alleged suicide of a State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) jawan inside the high-security Maharashtra Raj Bhavan has revealed that he was reportedly under severe emotional distress after a woman constable, his colleague, rejected his marriage proposal, officials said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Kaustubh Sangle, attached to SRPF Group-16, Kolhapur, allegedly died by suicide while on guard duty at Lok Bhavan, the Governor of Maharashtra's official residence in Malabar Hill, on Sunday evening.
According to the Malabar Hill Police, the incident occurred at around 8.30 pm on July 6. Sangle allegedly used his service rifle to end his life while on duty. Security personnel rushed...