COIMBATORE: A personal security officer of Krishnagiri principal sessions judge shot himself dead with a pistol and the body was found on the first floor of the Krishnagiri court complex early on Thursday.
According to police, P Anbarasan, 28, of Railway Colony in Krishnagiri, has left a suicide note. As per preliminary probe, the cop was under severe depression as his wife had fought with him and went to her parent’s house on ‘Ugadi’ day. Anbarasan had joined the police department in 2013 and was working as the constable attached to the Krishnagiri armed reserve police.
He got married to S Aruna of Rayakottai recently and his wife is three months pregnant now.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anbarasan had been working as the personal security officer of the principal district and sessions judge R Kalaimathi for the last eight months.
He went to work on Wednesday morning and did not return home at night. His family members and relatives launched a search for him but in vain.
On Thursday, a sanitary worker had gone to the first floor of the Krishnagiri court complex and found the body of Anbarasan. He alerted judicial officers and Krishnagiri taluk police who rushed to the spot. Krishnagiri district superintendent of police Bandi Gangadhar and police officials also reached the spot immediately.
Fingerprint bureau sub-inspectors and a scientific officer also visited the spot.
“Anbarasan used his 9mm pistol to commit suicide. The bullet pierced his head and the shell came out of the head. He also left a suicide note and claimed that his family members should not feel for his decision. Our police teams have been working on various angles to know the cause of the suicide,” said SP Bandi Gangadhar.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anbarasan was under severe depression due to family problems. His wife fought with him and went to her parent’s house on the auspicious day ‘Ugadi’. He was in depression and took the extreme step.
The Krishnagiri taluk police registered a case under section 174 CrPC and sent the body to the Krishnagiri government hospital for postmortem. Further investigation is on.