Sub-inspector (SI) of Saintala police station in Balangir district Kajal Bag, who was undergoing treatment at the Bhima Bhoi Medical College Hospital here, went missing from the hospital under mysterious circumstances on Thursday night.
Police were trying to trace Bag and know her whereabouts. Cops were suspecting that Bag might have left with her family members, who reside in Bhawanipatna.
“Her family members might have taken her with them from the hospital. Efforts are on to locate her,” a police official said.
According to reports, Bag was transferred to the police station four months ago and staying in a rented house at Gopabandhu Nagar. On Thursday, she allegedly consumed poisonous substance at the house. On being informed about the incident by her neighbours, her colleagues rushed to the spot and took her to the Saintala Community Health Centre. She was later shifted to the Bhima Bhoi Medical College Hospital as her condition deteriorated.
The reason behind her taking poison was yet to be ascertained.