The 46-year-old wife of a health official allegedly shot herself dead with a licensed revolver in Khalilabad town of Sant Kabir Nagar district on Thursday morning, police said.
Circle officer Deepanshu Rathore and Khalilabad Kotwali in-charge Sarvesh Rai rushed to the spot after being informed. The police later sent the body for a post-mortem examination.
Confirming the incident, superintendent of police (SP), Sant Kabir Nagar, Satyajeet Gupta said prima facie it seemed to be a case of suicide. The police had started initial probe into the incident and further action will follow after the post-mortem report came, he added.
As per reports, the health official’s wife, who had been living in the state capital with her two sons, had come to Khalilabad only a few days back. Preliminary probe suggested that some family dispute could be the reason for the incident, said cops.