Gujarat cop, wife die by suicide with their baby after WhatsApp note to friends

Police said the constable, posted at a police station in the city, was reported to have circulated a long message to his friends and colleagues.

AHMEDABAD: A Gujarat police constable and his wife ended their lives along with their infant in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, police said.

Police said the constable jumped with their daughter seconds after his wife (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Police said the constable, posted at a police station in the city, was reported to have circulated a long message to his friends and colleagues, recalling the time that he had spent with friends and his parents.

The incident took place at about 1:30am on Wednesday.

Inspector N R Vaghela of Sola police station said the couple appeared to have jumped off the 12th floor of the apartment building where they lived in Ahmedabad.

Some residents said the wife was the first to jump, the man followed within 10 seconds with their daughter, just a little over two years old.

“There is a difference of barely 10 seconds between the falls. Forensic experts have said nobody was pushed. It is a case of suicide as per the investigations so far and we are trying to find out the reason for taking such an extreme step,” said Vaghela.

Inspector Vaghela said they are yet to access the constable’s phone to confirm that he indeed sent the note.

Police said the bodies will be handed over to the family for their last rites in their native village in the state’s Bhavnagar district.

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