A 44-year-old police constable shot himself dead with his AK-47 rifle during the Republic Day function at a government senior secondary school in Jagraon, 45 km from here.

Manjit Singh died on the spot, police said.




The constable was deputed as gunman of the Jagraon City police station SHO.

The constable was depressed because of some family problem, police said.

They said investigation was in progress.




The body had been sent to civil hospital for post-mortem, they said.