Rajasthan: SHO commits suicide in Churu

JAIPUR: Vishnudutt Bishnoi, the SHO of Rajgarh in Churu district, hanged himself at his government residence early on Saturday.
Police have recovered two suicide notes, but none of them specify the reason for suicide barring that he was under stress.
Sources claim the reason apparently was office politics which he also shared with his colleagues, though seniors claimed they have not found anything in this regard.
According to preliminary investigation, neighbours broke open Bishnoi’s door after he did not come out of his house till late on Saturday morning.
Churu SP Tejaswini Gautam said, “The officer went home after work around 3am on Saturday and hung himself. We found two suicide notes. While one was addressed to his parents asking them to look after his wife and two children, the other one said he was under stress and no one is to be blamed for his death.”
Bishnoi was liked by his seniors and colleagues. He was credited with improving the condition of several police stations, claimed officials. He stayed alone in Churu while his family resided in Suratgarh.
As soon as the news of his death spread, people gathered to protest outside the police station demanding an inquiry into the matter.
A WhatsApp message started doing the rounds following Bishnoi’s death in which he had apparently written to his friend claiming that he was stuck in ‘internal politics’ at his workplace. “Bishnoi was a very good officer and was stressed due to some issue at office which he had written to his friend about. The matter needs to be thoroughly investigated”, said a colleague on the condition of anonymity.
DGP Bhupendra Singh has ordered CID-CB inquiry into the suicide and a team was sent to Churu to investigate the case. “Our team has already reached Churu and will investigate all aspects of the case including the reason that the deceased officer was stressed about,” B L Soni, ADG, CID-CB, told TOI. Meanwhile the deceased cop’s family refused to take his body and demanded a CBI enquiry into the death.
CM Ashok Gehlot and deputy CM Sachin Pilot condoled Bishnoi’s death on social media.