A police official has reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself at a police station in Chhattisgarh's Balod district on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Heeraman Mandavi, an assistant sub-inspector assigned to the Dallirajhara police station. According to City Superintendent of Police Chitra Verma, Mandavi was found hanging in his barrack in the morning. He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The official said that while no suicide note has been recovered, a case has been registered and an investigation is underway to ascertain the exact reason for the extreme step.
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According to government data, 177 security personnel have committed suicide in Chhattisgarh over the past six and a half years. The reasons for these suicides include family and personal issues, alcohol addiction, and various ailments. In recent days, a policeman in Durg district and an official of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) in Kondagaon district also took their own lives.
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