Head constable found hanging in KSRP quarter

Mangalore Today News Network

Kalaburgi July 22, 2016 :  In the continuing saga of suicides by the police personnel, a head constable Annarao Saibanna Gamaga (48), attached to the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) II in Vijayapura allegedly committed suicide by hanging in the KSRP quarters at Taj Sultanpur in the outskirts of Kalaburagi city in the early hours of Friday.

The family members of the head constable found him hanging in the hall of the police quarters and informed the police. Annarao who was promoted a year back as the head constable and transferred to the IRB was not happy with his transfer and had applied for transfer back to KSRP battalion in Kalaburagi.

According to his wife Seethabai, the deceased head constable was withdrawn and mentally upset for the past few days after his application for transfer was not taken into consideration. Incidentally eight other constables of the KSRP battalion who were transferred along with Annarao were successful in getting transfer back to Kalaburagi few days back.

Annarao, according to his family members was alcoholic and had few health problems. Ms. Seethadevi said that her husband had not complained of any harassment by the higher officials and was only upset that his application for transfer had not been accepted.

She said that Annarao did not show any symptoms of suicidal tendency and after having dinner with the family members Annarao was discussing various family matters with the family till midnight and asked her and his younger son to sleep in the bed room and preferred to sleep in the hall. The deceased constable leaves behind two daughters, and two sons. While the two daughters have been married of, one of the son is working in Bengaluru in a company and another was staying with the family in the KSRP quarters.

Annarao hailed from Bankur village in Chitapur taluk in Kalaburagi district.

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