A policeman allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in Jashpur district on Saturday, police said.
Constable Ritesh Pradhan (40) was found hanging from the ceiling inside his room in the house located in Bhagalpur area here when his wife went there to call him to have food, police official here said.
Pradhan’s wife was busy in cooking food and thought he might have been resting in the room. At around 11:30 am, when she checked, she found him hanging, he said.
As per preliminary information, the cop, who was posted at Jashpur district headquarter, was disturbed over some unknown reason from last couple of days, he said.
However, no suicide note has been recovered and investigation is underway to ascertain the exact cause that prompted him to take the extreme step, he said.
A case has been registered in this connection, the official said, adding that further investigation is underway.
With this incident, total four security personnel have allegedly committed suicide at separate places in the state this month, police said.
Chhattisgarh government had informed the state assembly last month that as many as 50 police personnel, including those from the paramilitary forces, have committed suicide in the last two years in the state due to various reasons including family and health-related problems. Of these suicide cases, 18 were reported from Naxal-affected Bastar division.