Delhi : New Delhi: A Delhi Police head constable shot himself dead on Sunday night, citing a "family dispute" as the reason for his suicide, police said.

Narendra Kumar, 35, deputed on a PCR van in Narela area in north Delhi, shoot himself on the chin with his service revolver at around 9 pm.

He was taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead, a police officer said.

A suicide noted was recovered citing a family dispute as the reason for him taking the extreme step.