Chennai, July 10, 2023 (PPI-OT): Indian police constable committed suicide in Tamil Nadu state in India. Officials said a 27-year-old police constable was found hanging, wearing his service uniform at his accommodation in Chennai city in a suspected case of suicide. Arun Kumar, a native of Virudhunagar district, was a constable in the mounted police branch in Ayanavaram in the city. He has left behind a suicide letter pointing to family issues, police said.

The constable’s death comes days after a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), C Vijayakumar, shot himself, in another suspected case of suicide. The Indian Police Service (IPS) officer was said to be suffering from “depression” for which he was taking medical treatment over the past few years. On condition of anonymity, a friend of Constable Arun Kumar told media that the constable was frustrated for not being granted leave after getting married three months ago. Arun Kumar was married to an armed reserve police official, posted in Tirunelveli district. “He got married three months ago and he was given a 10 days’ holiday for his wedding. While talking on phone a few days ago, he told me that he has not been granted any holidays in the past three months,” Arun Kumar’s friend said, adding that the constable’s work pressure was relatively less compared to other forces as he was working in a mounted police branch.

On the other hand, a police officer C Vijayakumar, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu was found dead with a bullet wound after he shot himself with the service revolver of his gunman in Coimbatore.

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