Ludhiana: A 44-year-old police constable shot himself dead with his AK-47 rifle during Republic Day function at a government senior secondary school in Jagraon, 45 km from from Ludhiana.
Manjit Singh died on the spot, the police said.
The constable was deputed as gunman of the Jagraon City station house officer. The constable was depressed because of some family problems, the police added.
They said investigations were in progress. The body has been sent to a civil hospital for post-mortem, they said.