‘Encouragement’ to commit suicide: The victim’s family is thrown into turmoil indefinitely

A day after the police registered a case against 10 persons, including a retired DSP, an SHO, an assistant sub-inspector and a woman constable, besides six others, in a case of alleged abetment to suicide by an employee of the DC office . The victim’s family members started a dharna at the mini secretariat demanding the arrest of the accused in the case.

The deceased was reinstated by the Haryana government in 2018. He was posted at the DC Office, Hisar. According to the victim’s son Pankaj, Raj Kumar died on October 23 after consuming celphos. The victim had mentioned his statement in a DC complaint register before committing suicide, alleging that some officers had harassed him by registering a false case. against him.

The victim named DSP Ashok Kumar (who retired two months ago), SHO Jagdish, ASI Phool Kumar and ASI Usha, besides six others, for harassing him. The victim had also mentioned the incident of harassment in the suicide note.