A 27-year-old police constable attached to the Armed Reserve Police force was found dead at his house on Monday. The police suspect that the constable died by suicide. However, the cause of the death is yet to be ascertained. The constable was found dead by his colleague who returned to his room at 11 am on Monday. Arunkumar from Virudhunagar, was posted at Mounted Police Unit in Pudupet.
According to The News Minute, Arunkumar got married recently to a cop working with the department in Tirunelveli district. On Monday, Arunkumar reportedly went to work but returned home early.
Around 11.30 AM, his roommate found him dead. He then alerted the police who reached the spot and sent Arunkumar's body for post-mortem.
This is the second death of a police officer reported due to suicide in a week. On July 7, Coimbatore range DIG Vijayakumar died by suicide.
Coimbatore Deputy Inspector General of Police Vijayakumar allegedly died by suicide using a pistol borrowed from a gunman at his residence in the city on Friday.
Around 6.15 AM on Friday, DIG Vijayakumar after his morning walk allegedly shot himself dead at his residence in Red Fields near Race Course. The police, as per India Today, said Vijayakumar shot himself dead using a pistol borrowed from a gunman. The gunman was deployed at his official residence on duty.
Vijayakumar was a 2009-batch IPS officer. He worked as a Superintendent of Police in places including Kanchipuram, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur. He has also served as Deputy Commissioner of Police Anna Nagar before becoming DIG, Coimbatore range. He became DIG in January 2023.
(If anyone faces mental health issues or knows anyone having suicidal feelings, they can seek emotional support with helpline numbers from suicide prevention organizations in the state.
Tamil Nadu: The State Health Department's Suicide Helpline is 104.
Sneha Suicide Prevention Centre: 044 24640050)
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