Policeman on duty at Jayalalithaa's memorial commits suicide
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A 28-year old policeman posted on duty at the memorial of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa here allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself today, police said.
M Arunraj, a native of Madurai and attached to the armed reserve, allegedly took the extreme step early in the morning by shooting himself in his neck using his .303 service rifle, they said.
He died on the spot.
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Cause of the suicide not known
The reason behind his suicide is not known. Senior police officials, who visited the scene, are trying to find out whether he had committed suicide due to personal issues or work pressure. They said love failure could be the reason.
Arunraj last spoke to his father at 7:30pm on Saturday before his night shift started. His parents would arrive in city in the afternoon.