Arunachal Pradesh cop hangs self in police station

An officer in-charge of a police station in Arunachal Pradesh hanged himself on Monday morning, a police official said.

Itanagar: An officer in-charge of a police station in Arunachal Pradesh hanged himself on Monday morning, a police official said.

Sub-inspector S Kri, the officer in-charge of Kaying police station in Siang district, was found hanging inside the generator room within the police station around 6.30am, the official said.

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Kri, who hailed from Tezu in Lohit district, was supposed to attend a routine meeting at Boleng, the headquarters of Siang district, the official said, adding that the reason for his suicide was not known.

A case of unnatural death has been registered and investigation is on, the official said.

The body of the deceased was handed over to his family after postmortem.