Irked cop attempts suicide over salary issue

While the cops are still agitating against salary issues, a constable posted with the Pratapgarh police allegedly attempted to commit suicide by consuming an overdose of sleeping pills on Wednesday. In his ‘suicide note’ , the constable identified as Subhash Kumar, said that he was fed up with the ongoing salary issue and felt that the police was getting step-motherly treatment. The cop was posted in the office of Superintendent of Police (SP).

He had never complained about the issue to any senior officials. Notably, police officials claim that the man used to take sleeping pills after being recommended by the doctor and he had recently returned from a two-month long vacation for preparing for Sub-Inspector examination. The incident occurred late on Wednesday night when cops of the reserve police lines saw Subhash in a bad condition. “He was immediately rushed to the hospital where treatment was initiated and on Thursday morning he was discharged. He has been given a leave and sent to his native place,” officials said.

The man wrote an emotional note miffed over the salary issues and raised questions over the government’s thought behind cutting the salaries. “The government is doing injustice with the police …read more