In a shocking incident a sub-inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force shot himself with his weapon in his barracks fearing coronavirus infection. Suspecting that he may have have contracted the coronavirus, in his suicide note he urged everyone not to touch his body. “I am afraid, I have corona'' were his words.
A senior official familiar with the case said that since Singh was of advanced age, he was not being deployed on duty and was stationed within the camp itself.“The tone of his note suggests that he was thought he was positive for Covid-19 and he was afraid he would infect his company,” the official said.The deceased has been identified as 55-year-old SI Fatah Singh from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.