A member of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) allegedly attempted to commit suicide during discharging duty in Gulshan area of the capital early yesterday, says police.
Md Monjurul Islam, 23, hails from Narsingdi while the cause of his suicide attempt could not be confirmed immediately.
Sources said Monjurul set his shotgun under his chin at the check post beside Gulshan 1 bridge around 2:33am and fired to commit suicide, leaving him critically injured. He was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital and then to Combined Military Hospital.
Gulhshal police station OC Md Sirajul Islam said CCTv surveillance was installed in the check post and the incident’s footage showed that Manjurul tried to kill himself.