Depressed Sub-Inspector shoots self dead

A 27-year-old Sub-Inspector on Tuesday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in his head on the premises of Kerameri police station in Adilabad district, police said. In a suicide note found at the spot, purportedly written by him, the sub-inspector K Sridhar stated that he was under depression for last one year. He suffered head injuries after he allegedly shot himself on his temple with his service weapon at around 8.30 am in his residential quarters on the police station premises, a senior police officer told PTI.

Eye witnesses rushed Sridhar to a



hospital in Asifabad where doctors declared him brought dead, the officer said, adding the "SI went into coma soon after shooting himself." A suicide note was found from the scene in which Sridhar purportedly wrote that he was under depression for over past one year, the officer said, while refusing to elaborate on the likely cause behind depression. "It is prima-facie a case of suicide. We are further investigating.

An inquiry has been ordered into the incident.A case under section 174 CrPC has been registered and further probe is on.