A police head constable in Bengaluru died by suicide on Friday night, alleging harassment by his wife and father-in-law, said the police.
The deceased was identified as Thippanna Alugur, a native of the Handiganur village in Vijayapura and head constable at the Hulimavu police station. Alugur’s death comes days after Atul Subhash, a 34-year-old engineer, died by suicide in Bengaluru, allegedly due to harassment by his estranged wife and her family members.
A police officer said Alugur had left a one-page death note where he had mentioned alleged harassment by his wife Parvathi and father-in-law Yamunappa. He was married to Parvathi for three years, said the police.
A police officer stated that Alugur had a heated argument with Parvathi at their rented residence in Electronics City and Yamunappa made a phone call to verbally abuse Alugur with foul language. The police said Alugur, in the death note, suggested that the phone call was made on December 12, and Yamunappa had asked him to die or else he would “finish him off”.
The police said Alugur had taken a government-issued patrolling bike, ‘Cheetah’, from his batchmate Malappa before ending his life.
Alugur’s mother Basamma, 50, filed a complaint before the police. The police registered a case against Yamunappa, Parvathi and Malappa under sections 108 (abetment of suicide), 351 (2) (criminal intimidation) and 352 (intent to provoke a breach of the peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
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