Growing cases of depression amongst men in khaki came to the fore once again when a police station incharge in Ambedkarnagar ended his life early Wednesday morning.
Senior officers rushed to the scene and after preliminary enquiry, sent the body for autospy. The police were trying to ascertain the reason behind the suicide.
As per reports, inspector Babbu Lal Mishra was posted as the station house officer (SHO) of Jaitpur police station in Ambedkarnagar.
On Wednesday, members of Special Operation Group (SOG) tried to contact Mishra over his phone to seek his assistance in trapping a hardened criminal, but the calls went unanswered.
The SOG members then reached his residence on the police station campus and found Mishra’s body hanging from the ceiling of a room. The deceased was a native of Akauli Umri Beg hamlet of Begumganj in Gonda.
SP, Ambedkarnagar, Alok Priyadarshi later said that the matter was being probed and they were trying to ascertain the reason behind the suicide.
In September last year, woman constable Anita Tewari had ended her life over a love affair in the same police station. A native of Pratagarh, Anita had held one of her colleagues, constable Rajeev Yadav, for being responsible for her taking the extreme step and alleged that he cheated on her after having an affair. Rajeev was posted at Jaitpur police station but was later transferred to Varanasi. Mishra was also posted as incharge of the police station at that time.
Meanwhile, in Badaun, a 13-year-old boy was killed in celebratory firing during a wedding procession in Alapur area on Tuesday. The victim suffered a bullet wound in his head. The youths who indulged in celebratory firing fled the spot.
As per police, Bunty (13) of Dharmpur Biharipur in Bisauli area had gone to attend a wedding at his aunt’s house in Salempur along with his grandmother where some youths started firing with a country-made pistol around 11:30 pm on Tuesday. Bunty suffered a gunshot wound and fell on the ground. He was rushed to district hospital where the doctors declared him dead upon arrival.
Meanwhile, a minor girl was raped by a 20-year-old man while she went out to get vegetables from a shop in Tigri village of Kotwali police station limits in Muzaffaranagar on Tuesday. The accused took her to his house and raped her. A case was registered against the youth, who absconded and the victim was sent for medical examination.
In another incident, a woman was molested by a youth in Kotwali police station area of Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday. The police registered a case against the accused, who was said to be absconding.
Meanwhile, in Badaun, a man and his minor daughter were crushed to death under the wheels of a truck on Bareilly-Mathura highway in Ujhani area on Tuesday.
Avanish Kumar (35), his wife Sunita and daughter Neelam (11) fell on a portion of the road with a speed-breaker and got crushed by a speeding truck. While Avanish and his daughter Neelam died on the spot, Sunita was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition. A case was registered but no arrests were made so far.