A police constable on Friday died by reportedly ‘shooting himself’  with his own gun  while on duty at the residence of  Dhaka district superintendent of police.

The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan, 26.

He was posted as a guard at the bungalow of Dhaka District Superintendent of Police Maruf Hossain Sarder in Ramna.

SP Maruf Hossain Sarder confirmed the incident to UNB.

”I immediately reached the spot of the incident after hearing the gunshot and found him lying on the ground. He sustained a single bullet wound under the chin from his own gun,” the SP said.

Police personnels rushed him to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared him dead at around 5:15 pm, according to sources within the law enforcement agency.

Md. Bachchu Mia, in-charge inspector of DMCH police outpost, also backed up the information.

The body of the deceased was kept in the hospital morgue for autopsy, Bacchu added.