Body of 57-year old police constable was found at his residential quarters situated at the G Block of the DRP Lines on Wednesday.
According to sources in the police department, the deceased Chandan Singh was attached to the court lock up in Gwalior. The incident came to light after Chandan Singh’s colleagues reached his quarters to enquire about his absence from duty.
A police unit under RI Devendra Singh Yadav reached the spot and broke open the front door of the quarters. They found Chandan Singh’s body in a highly decomposed stage on the bed. According to eye witnesses clotted blood was seen near his nose and mouth.
Police are yet to ascertain the cause of the death. The body has been sent for post mortem and further investigations are on.
According to initial reports Chandan Singh, a widower was staying alone in the quarters as his family consisting of three children is away in his native place, Fatepur in Uttar Pradesh. Two of his children are handicapped and Chandan singh was the only bread winner of the family.
In another related incident, daughter of an SAF constable in the 14 Battalion committed suicide by hanging herself at her residence situated in the Kampoo area of the city. According to Kampoo police Santosh Kadam is a constable in the 14 Battalion and his 24 year old daughter Deepti aka Nandini committed suicide by hanging herself on the intervening night of Tuesday- Wednesday. She was found hanging by one of the family members who woke up at night. Police were informed about the matter and the body was handed over to the relatives after post mortem.
The police added that a suicide note was recovered from her room in which she had written that nobody is responsible for death. The police have registered a case and further investigations are on.