Kothagudem: Constable who attempted suicide holding two SIs responsible dies

Constable Bhukya Sagar, who allegedly attempted suicide by consuming pesticide earlier on Sunday, has died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Hyderabad

Kothagudem: A police constable, who was suspended from services in a ganja case eight months ago when he was working at Burgampahad police station in Kothagudem district, died by suicide by consuming pesticide on Sunday. He died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Hyderabad.

The constable Bhukya Sagar recorded a selfie video on his mobile phone holding two police sub-inspectors (SIs) and another individual responsible for his act and the video went viral on social media. In the video, Sagar addressed his wife Ashwini telling her that he had consumed pesticide to end his life and asked her to take care of their children. He said that in the Burgampahad police station, ganja that was seized in a case had gone missing, for which he was held responsible and a case was booked against him.

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The constable maintained that if a property under the control of a police station goes missing, the SI concerned should be responsible for the property, but here, he was made a scapegoat in the case. Instead of questioning the SI, a constable was booked in the ganja missing case, Sagar said, alleging that SIs Santhosh and Raj Kumar, who served at the police station in the past, and an individual Gonela Nani, sold the seized ganja by engaging the local youth.He also said that the police officials at the police station made calls using his mobile phone for selling the ganja. He said he was wrongly booked in the ganja missing case and was unable to bear the allegation made against him.

It was said that the suspension imposed against the constable, eight months ago, was revoked recently and he was given posting at another police station.

In the video message, Sagar appealed to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to do justice to his family stating that he and his family members had voted for the Congress.

Meanwhile, Telangana Girijana Sangham Khammam district general secretary Bhukya Veerabhadram demanded the State government to conduct an enquiry into the suicide of the constable. He warned that if the government and officials failed to respond properly, the sangham would take up protests against them.