A police constable attached to the Panadura Walana Anti-Corruption Unit has committed suicide by shooting himself with his service firearm.
The deceased police constable shot himself with his T-56 firearm while on duty near the main gate of the police station this morning (29). He was seriously injured in the shooting and died after being admitted to the Panadura Base Hospital. The deceased police constable was a 28-year-old resident of Peradeniya, police said.