A 53-year-old Central Reserve Police Force assistant sub-inspector allegedly shot himself with his service rifle at a guard post at the Intelligence Bureau director's residence here, police said on Saturday. 

 

The incident took place on Friday around 4 pm, they said. 

The victim has been identified as Rajbir Singh, an assistant sub-inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force. He was deployed at the guard post at the residence of the Intelligence Bureau director, according to a senior police officer. 

Postmortem will be conducted on Saturday, following which his body will be handed over to his family members, police said. -- PTI