A 40-year-old inspector of a police station in Ganjam district of Odisha died after he shot himself with his service revolver on Friday afternoon.
A 40-year-old inspector of a police station in Ganjam district of Odisha died after he shot himself with his service revolver on Friday afternoon. (SOURCED.)
Police officials in Ganjam said the inspector-in-charge of Gangapur police station of the district, died after he fired two rounds at his stomach while he was in his official residence on Friday afternoon. He used to live with his mother in the police quarters.
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Ganjam SP Brijesh Rai said the inspector was suffering from depression for the past few weeks and could have shot himself for that reason.
“He seemed mentally disturbed over something. This afternoon he left for his residence for lunch. But moments later, the staff at the police station heard two gunshots. The police official was found lying in a pool of blood. He had joined the Gangapur police station four months ago. He was taken to the Aska community health centre soon after the incident, where he was declared dead by the doctors,” said Rai.
The SP said the circumstances under which the cop died is being probed. The police officer was very sincere and efficient.
The officer’s wife also works as a police inspector in Nabarangpur district. He has two sons who live with his wife.
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.
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