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    CRPF cop shoots himself dead at Coimbatore airport washroom

    The deceased, identified as Sahardar from Andhra Pradesh, who was deployed on duty at the passenger exit point, had gone to the washroom where he shot himself to death with his AK-47 gun.

    CRPF cop shoots himself dead at Coimbatore airport washroom
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    COIMBATORE: A 34-year-old Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) cop fatally shot himself at the Coimbatore International Airport on Tuesday.

    The deceased, identified as Sahardar from Andhra Pradesh, who was deployed on duty at the passenger exit point, had gone to the washroom where he shot himself to death with his AK-47 gun. On hearing the gunshot, the other CRPF cops rushed to find Sahardar lying in a pool of blood in the toilet.

    He was immediately taken to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) where he was already declared dead by doctors.

    The Peelamedu police have registered a case.

    Preliminary enquiries revealed that the cop took the extreme step due to family issues.

    Further enquiries are ongoing.

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