Haflong, Sept. 10 -- Mystery surrounds the death of a police constable who was on duty at the sentry post of the Dima Hasao District Commissioner's official bungalow in Assam.

He reportedly died by suicide, shooting himself in the head with his service rifle at midnight on Tuesday while on duty.

Police identified the deceased as Anbesh Nunisa, 36, a personnel of the 5th Assam Police Battalion, based in Shontilla, and a resident of Digrik, Haflong, in Dima Hasao district. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

Speaking to this correspondent, Nunisa's wife said he did not return home after dropping the children off at school.

He last spoke to his daughter over the phone at around 11 pm on Tuesday.

She acknowledged that they occa...