SURAT: A 55-year-old assistant sub-inspector (ASI) posted in Bhilad police station, a bordering police station, consumed some poisonous material to end life on Saturday morning. Body of Ratilal Patel was found in his residential quarters in Bhilad police line just behind the police station he was posted.
Considered to be very sincere and polite, Patel was transferred to Dharampur a few days ago as per his request. However, Patel did not go to job on Saturday and all calls to him by his colleagues went unanswered since the morning. Police checked at his residence and found it locked from inside. Police broke open the door at around 12 pm and found his body but no suicide note in the house.
Patel lived alone in the quarters as his family lives in Dharampur. He was last spotted entering his house at around 10 am. Police suspect that Patel consumed some poisonous material to kill himself.
Sources in police informed that Patel had developed a dispute with some colleague in his police station and was under pressure. He was posted as crime writer head, who is supposed to maintain papers and registers related to criminal records of the police station.
“Valsad police lost a family member and the suicide will be investigated thoroughly. A deputy superintendent is carrying out an investigation in the suicide,” said Rajdeepsinh Zala, superintendent of police, Valsad.