Manipur police officer who shot himself out of danger, taken to Delhi

Our Correspondent
Imphal, July 19 (EMN): Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Arvind Kumar, who allegedly shot himself, is out of danger, hospital sources said on Sunday.

Kumar, who is undergoing treatment in Raj Medicity, a private hospital in Imphal was flown to Delhi on an air ambulance for further treatment at the AIIMS, it said.

Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday tweeted, “A team of highly skilled doctors at Raj Medicity briefed me about the condition of Shri Arvind Kumar, IPS, ADGP (L&O), Manipur Police who was critically injured in an unfortunate incident yesterday. He will be taken to AIIMS, Delhi by an Air Ambulance today.”

In another tweet, Biren saiid, “During my visit, I have interacted with Shri Arvind Kumar, IPS, ADGP (L&O), Manipur Police, who was injured in an unfortunate incident yesterday. Currently, his condition is stable and out of danger. May good health envelop him; I wish him a speedy recovery.”

According to PTI, the chief minister visited Kumar at the Raj Medicity hospital and spoke to the doctors and enquired about his health, officials at the chief minister’s office said.

Kumar, a 1992-batch IPS officer of the Manipur cadre, shot himself with his service revolver in his office in the Manipur Rifles compound around 1 pm on Saturday, a senior police officer said.

He shot himself in his chin and the bullet pierced through his skull, the officer said. It is being probed why Kumar took the step.

Before shooting himself, he had locked the door to his chamber from inside, another source said.

Kumar was sent back to his home cadre earlier this year after serving in the Intelligence Bureau as its joint director in New Delhi, the officer said.

He was in charge of the armed police and was given the responsibility of law and order on July 5.

The chief minister had earlier said Kumar is an important officer and among a rare breed of bureaucrats.