Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (HB/KK)
Udupi, Apr 1: In a tragic incident, a policeman allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself here on Monday March 31.
The deceased, Ramesh Shetty (59), was residing at Doddanagudde police quarters, and was serving as assistant sub-inspector (ASI) in Amasebail. He had another 8 months before retirement.
On Monday evening, he went for a bath and hanged himself from the bathroom roof using a cloth. When he did not emerge from the bathroom for a long time, his mother grew worried and on checking, found him hanging.
He was immediately rushed to AV Baliga Memorial hospital in Doddanagudde then to KMC hospital, Manipal, where he was pronounced brought dead.
Sources said that Ramesh's daughter was about to get married, but the alliance broke at the last minute, which pushed him into depression.
He is survived by his wife, daughter and son, who is studying LLB.
A case has been registered in Udupi town police station.
SP Boralingaiah and M G Nayak visited the mortuary at Manipal.
The funeral was held on Tuesday April 1 at Chandu maidan, Udupi. DySP Prabhudev Mane, additional SP Santhosh Kumar Mane, RPI Umesh and Thimmappa Gowda, SI Madhu and others were present.