Another police officer of Kukkunurupally police station in Telangana has shot himself to death in the same room where his former colleague committed suicide.
Sub-inspector Prabhakar Reddy committed suicide
on Wednesday morning by shooting himself on the head with his service revolver. He died on the spot. His family members alleged that the harassment
by higher officials had driven him to take the extreme step. This is the second such incident in less than a year in the residential quarters of Kukkunurupally police station under Kondapaka Mandal of Siddipet.
Earlier, on August 16, 2017, sub-inspector Ramakrishna Reddy killed himself with his service revolver in the same quarters under the same circumstances.
Prabhakar Reddy’s blood soaked body was found in his chair. He was in his uniform at the time of committing suicide.
Prabahakar Reddy had taken over as the SI of Kukkunurapally police station after Ramakrishna Reddy’s suicide. Ramakrishna’s family had alleged that he was facing harassment from his higher-ups, particularly a DSP.
Prabhakar Reddy who hailed from Tungatur village near Bhongir in Yadadri district was selected as sub-inspector of police in 2012 and served in various police stations, including Shamirpet and Malkajgiri. Ramakrishna Reddy also belonged to the same district as Prabhakar Reddy.
Ramakrishna Reddy, who had earlier worked in the Indian Army and fought Kargil war, had left behind a three page note blaming higher-ups, including DSP Sridhar. However, the DSP denied the allegation. Though a high-level inquiry was ordered, nothing came out of it.