Perturbed over prolonged illness and multiple diseases, a 65-year old retired Additional Superintendent of Police committed suicide by shooting himself twice at Dussehra Ground under Ayodhya Nagar police station area on Monday.
According to the police, the deceased Saligram Yuvane committed suicide by shooting himself first in his stomach and later in his temple with his licensee pistol hearing the sound of firing the people at the ground rushed to his rescue but found that the deceased had died.
CSP of Ayodhya Nagar region Rashmi Kharya that in the initial investigations two wounds were visible and further details would be revealed after the post mortem report is received. He was posted as Addl SP in Rewa and got retired around four years ago and used to live with his family in the city at Ayodhya Nagar. The deceased was a resident of Amrit Enclave. He committed suicide during morning walk, she added.
Kharya said that in the initial investigations it was found that the deceased committed suicide but no suicide note was recovered and the possible reason behind the suicide is assumed to be the health problems which the deceased was facing. The family members are yet to record their statements which could help in determining the reason behind the suicide.
Deceased left the house at around 4 am and while he was leaving the house his wife advised him not to go for morning walk as it was cold outside. The deceased was suffering from insomnia and was not able to sleep for the past three days. He had also undergone heart bypass surgery. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation. The family members of the deceased told that the deceased was scheduled to visit Indore in Alumni meet of his batch and have done shopping for the same. He was scheduled to visit Indore with one of his friends.