A senior Civil Police Officer (CPO) allegedly died by suicide in Kozhikode, said Kerala Police official said on Tuesday. Civil Police Officer is the lowest rank in the Kerala Police. The police departement ordered an investigation as this was the second alleged suicide incident reported within the state police department this month.
Earlier, a driver in Kerala police died by suicide at his residence in Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district On October 4.
Mental torture by seniors: Suicide note
The deceased had left behind a note alleging that mental torture by some of his superior officers. The suicide note suggested that ill-treatment by his senior prompted him to take the extreme step.
Kin of deceased alleges 'pressure' cause of death
In the Kozhikode incident, relatives of the CPO alleged that the officer took the extreme step on Monday following work-related pressure from his superiors.
The officer was found hanging in the basement of an electronics store merely 200 meters from Kuttiyadi police station where he was posted, police said.
The senior CPO was missing from the station at around 11.30 am and his body was found by locals around 4 pm, it said. A case of unnatural death has been registered and an investigation has been launched, police said.
