UP burglar kills himself as police close in

A burglar shot himself dead with a country made handgun when he found he was being chased by the police.

The incident took place in Faridpur area of Bareilly district on Saturday.

The burglars had parked their van outside the house which was locked and empty.

Sensing a robbery, the cops moved in. They found one of them inside and asked him to lay down his weapons. Police claimed that he responded by shooting at them and then jumped over to a neighbouring house. The cops followed him. Fearing that police may shoot back at him, he ‘killed himself’ on the terrace.