Kochi: A probe into the suicide of a trainee cop Anand A, 24, in Thiruvananthapuram has found no controversy in the death, media reports said.
Anand had survived an attempt earlier, was found dead on September 18.
A preliminary investigation done by the DIG has come to the conclusion no one the camp was responsible for the suicide in Superintendent of Police Police camp.
However, the allegations raised by the deceased’s family will be probed in detail, the report said.
He had joined only three months back at the Special Armed Police (SAP) Camp, Peroorkkada.
Two days earlier, Anand had attempted to cut his wrists. Though camp officials initially downplayed the injuries, his family later
His father Ashokan, died of cancer 12 years ago, after which their mother, Chandrika, raised the children the hard way.
Meanwhile, Anand’s family is planning to submit complaints to the Chief Minister and top police officials, demanding a probe into the matter.
In 2019, a.Civil Police Officer N K Kumar belonging to a tribal community committed suicide allegedly due to caste-based harassment.
A total of 88 police men committed suicide from 2015 to 2020. The figure was 51 between 2015 and 2019.
Sixteen cases were reported in 2016 alone, the reports said.
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