47-year-old constable hangs self at residence

 The deceased has been identified as Kamal Kumar. A part of the Delhi Police Band, Kamal was posted at the Police Training College at Jharoda Kalan.

According to the police, the incident was reported at around 12 noon when Kamal was found by his family members hanging from the ceiling fan in his room. His family informed the police after which Kamal’s body was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.

An investigating officer said that they have not recovered any suicide note from Kamal’s possession. Kamal was posted at the Police Training College at Jharoda Kalan. He was part of the Delhi Police band.

An inquiry under Section 174 of the CrPC of Inquest Proceedings has been initiated into the matter.

Preliminary investigation suggests that he was sick for the past few days. Police have not ruled out family problems as one of the reasons behind the suicide.

Kamal is survived by his wife, two sons and one daughter.In a similar incident, on June 2, a 42-year-old Delhi Police constable hanged himself from a ceiling fan in Lahori Gate area of North Delhi on Thursday evening. The deceased was identified as Netram Yadav.

According to the police, they received a PCR call at around 6.11 pm that a constable has hanged himself from a ceiling fan using a cable fire.

A native of Alwar in Rajasthan, Yadav was posted in the South Zone PCR, said police.Also a few days back, a CRPF head constable allegedly shot himself using a country-made pistol at the forces’ headquarters at the CGO Complex.

No suicide note was found, leaving the police clueless about the reason behind the extreme step.